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tion; not to exceed $6,000,000 for official travel expenses;
not to exceed $500,000 for unforeseen emergencies of a con-
fidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the di-
rection of the Inspector General for Tax Administration,
$111,340,000.
TREASURY BUILDING AND ANNEX REPAIR AND
RESTORATION
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the
Treasury Building and Annex, $15,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes En-
forcement Network, including hire of passenger motor vehi-
cles; travel expenses of non-Federal law enforcement per-
sonnel to attend meetings concerned with financial intel-
ligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regula-
tion; not to exceed $14,000 for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses; and for assistance to Federal law en-
forcement agencies, with or without reimbursement,
$27,681,000: Provided, That funds appropriated in this ac-
count may be used to procure personal services contracts.
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VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For activities authorized by Public Law 103–322, to
remain available until expended, which shall be derived
from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, as follows:
(1) 
As 
authorized 
by 
section 
190001(e),
$181,000,000; of which $17,847,000 shall be available
to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, in-
cluding $3,000,000 for administering the Gang Re-
sistance 
Education 
and 
Training 
program,
$1,608,000 for an explosives repository clearinghouse,
$12,600,000 for the integrated violence reduction
strategy, and $639,000 for building security; of which
$21,950,000 shall be available to the United States
Secret Service, including $5,854,000 for the protective
program, $2,014,000 for the protective research pro-
gram, 
$5,886,000 
for 
the 
workspace 
program,
$5,000,000 for counterfeiting investigations, and
$3,196,000 for forensic and related support of inves-
tigations of missing and exploited children, of which
$1,196,000 shall be available as a grant for activities
related to the investigations of exploited children and
shall remain available until expended; of which
$52,774,000 shall be available for the United States
Customs Service, including $4,300,000 for conducting
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pre-hiring polygraph examinations, $2,000,000 for
technology for the detection of undeclared outbound
currency, $9,000,000 for non-intrusive mobile per-
sonal inspection technology, $4,952,000 for land bor-
der automation equipment, $8,000,000 for agent and
inspector relocation: Provided, That $3,000,000 shall
not be available for obligation until September 30,
2000, 
$5,735,000 
for 
laboratory 
modernization,
$2,400,000 
for 
cybersmuggling, 
$5,430,000 
for
Hardline/Gateway equipment, $2,500,000 for the
training program, $3,640,000 to maintain fiscal year
1998 equipment, and $4,817,000 for investigative
counter-narcotics and money laundering operations;
of which $28,366,000 shall be available for Inter-
agency Crime and Drug Enforcement; of which
$1,863,000 shall be available for the Financial Crimes
Enforcement Network, including $600,000 for GATE-
WAY, $300,000 to expand data mining technology,
$500,000 to continue the magnitude of money laun-
dering study, $200,000 to enhance electronic filing of
SARS and other BSA databases, and $263,000 for
technical 
advances 
for 
GATEWAY; 
of 
which
$9,200,000 shall be available to the Federal Law En-
forcement Training Center for construction of two
firearms ranges at the Artesia Center: Provided, That
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these funds shall not be available for obligation until
September 30, 2000; and of which $49,000,000 shall
be available to the Office of National Drug Control
Policy Special Forfeiture Fund to support a national
media campaign, as authorized in the Drug-Free
Media Campaign Act of 1998: Provided further, That
these funds shall not be available for obligation until
September 30, 2000;
(2) As authorized by section 32401, $13,000,000
to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for
disbursement through grants, cooperative agreements,
or contracts to local governments for Gang Resistance
Education and Training: Provided, That notwith-
standing sections 32401 and 310001, such funds shall
be allocated to State and local law enforcement and
prevention organizations.
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Center, as a bureau of the Department of
the Treasury, including materials and support costs of Fed-
eral law enforcement basic training; purchase (not to exceed
52 for police-type use, without regard to the general pur-
chase price limitation) and hire of passenger motor vehicles;
for expenses for student athletic and related activities; uni-
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forms without regard to the general purchase price limita-
tion for the current fiscal year; the conducting of and par-
ticipating in firearms matches and presentation of awards;
for public awareness and enhancing community support of
law enforcement training; not to exceed $9,500 for official
reception and representation expenses; room and board for
student interns; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, $80,114,000, of which up to $16,511,000 for materials
and support costs of Federal law enforcement basic training
shall remain available until September 30, 2002: Provided,
That the Center is authorized to accept and use gifts of
property, both real and personal, and to accept services, for
authorized purposes, including funding of a gift of intrinsic
value which shall be awarded annually by the Director of
the Center to the outstanding student who graduated from
a basic training program at the Center during the previous
fiscal year, which shall be funded only by gifts received
through the Center’s gift authority: Provided further, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, students at-
tending training at any Federal Law Enforcement Train-
ing Center site shall reside in on-Center or Center-provided
housing, insofar as available and in accordance with Center
policy: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this
account shall be available, at the discretion of the Director,
for the following: training United States Postal Service law
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enforcement personnel and Postal police officers; State and
local government law enforcement training on a space-
available basis; training of foreign law enforcement officials
on a space-available basis with reimbursement of actual
costs to this appropriation, except that reimbursement may
be waived by the Secretary for law enforcement training
activities in foreign countries undertaken pursuant to sec-
tion 801 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty
Act of 1996, Public Law 104–32; training of private sector
security officials on a space-available basis with reimburse-
ment of actual costs to this appropriation; and travel ex-
penses of non-Federal personnel to attend course develop-
ment meetings and training sponsored by the Center: Pro-
vided further, That the Center is authorized to obligate
funds in anticipation of reimbursements from agencies re-
ceiving training sponsored by the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center, except that total obligations at the end
of the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources
available at the end of the fiscal year: Provided further,
That the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is au-
thorized to provide training for the Gang Resistance Edu-
cation and Training program to Federal and non-Federal
personnel at any facility in partnership with the Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms: Provided further, That
the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is author-
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ized to provide short-term medical services for students un-
dergoing training at the Center.
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND
RELATED EXPENSES
For expansion of the Federal Law Enforcement Train-
ing Center, for acquisition of necessary additional real
property and facilities, and for ongoing maintenance, facil-
ity improvements, and related expenses, $21,611,000, to re-
main available until expended.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Financial Management
Service, $200,054,000, of which not to exceed $10,635,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2002, for infor-
mation systems modernization initiatives; and of which not
to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and
representation expenses.
BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco and Firearms, including purchase of not to exceed
812 vehicles for police-type use, of which 650 shall be for
replacement only, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire
of aircraft; services of expert witnesses at such rates as may
be determined by the Director; for payment of per diem
and/or subsistence allowances to employees where an assign-
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ment to the National Response Team during the investiga-
tion of a bombing or arson incident requires an employee
to work 16 hours or more per day or to remain overnight
at his or her post of duty; not to exceed $15,000 for official
reception and representation expenses; for training of State
and local law enforcement agencies with or without reim-
bursement, including training in connection with the train-
ing and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire
accelerants detection; and provision of laboratory assistance
to State and local agencies, with or without reimbursement,
$570,345,000, of which $39,320,000 may be used for the
Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative, of which
$1,120,000 shall be provided for the purpose of expanding
the program to include Las Vegas, Nevada; of which not
to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of
attorneys’ fees as provided by 18 U.S.C. 924(d)(2); and of
which $1,000,000 shall be available for the equipping of any
vessel, vehicle, equipment, or aircraft available for official
use by a State or local law enforcement agency if the con-
veyance will be used in joint law enforcement operations
with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and for
the payment of overtime salaries, travel, fuel, training,
equipment, supplies, and other similar costs of State and
local law enforcement personnel, including sworn officers
and support personnel, that are incurred in joint operations
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with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms: Pro-
vided, That no funds made available by this or any other
Act may be used to transfer the functions, missions, or ac-
tivities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to
other agencies or Departments in fiscal year 2000: Provided
further, That no funds appropriated herein shall be avail-
able for salaries or administrative expenses in connection
with consolidating or centralizing, within the Department
of the Treasury, the records, or any portion thereof, of ac-
quisition and disposition of firearms maintained by Fed-
eral firearms licensees: Provided further, That no funds ap-
propriated herein shall be used to pay administrative ex-
penses or the compensation of any officer or employee of
the United States to implement an amendment or amend-
ments to 27 CFR 178.118 or to change the definition of
‘‘Curios or relics’’ in 27 CFR 178.11 or remove any item
from ATF Publication 5300.11 as it existed on January
1, 1994: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated herein shall be available to investigate or act upon
applications for relief from Federal firearms disabilities
under 18 U.S.C. 925(c): Provided further, That such funds
shall be available to investigate and act upon applications
filed by corporations for relief from Federal firearms dis-
abilities under 18 U.S.C. 925(c): Provided further, That no
funds in this Act may be used to provide ballistics imaging
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equipment to any State or local authority who has obtained
similar equipment through a Federal grant or subsidy un-
less the State or local authority agrees to return that equip-
ment or to repay that grant or subsidy to the Federal Gov-
ernment: Provided further, That no funds under this Act
may be used to electronically retrieve information gathered
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 923(g)(4) by name or any personal
identification code.
UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the United States Customs
Service, including purchase and lease of up to 1,050 motor
vehicles of which 550 are for replacement only and of which
1,030 are for police-type use and commercial operations;
hire of motor vehicles; contracting with individuals for per-
sonal services abroad; not to exceed $40,000 for official re-
ception and representation expenses; and awards of com-
pensation to informers, as authorized by any Act enforced
by the United States Customs Service, $1,670,747,000, of
which such sums as become available in the Customs User
Fee Account, except sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of
the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1985, as amended (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall be derived
from that Account; of the total, not to exceed $150,000 shall
be available for payment for rental space in connection with
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preclearance operations; not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be
available until expended for research, of which $900,000
shall be provided to a land grant university in North and/
or South Dakota to conduct a research program on the bi-
lateral United States/Canadian bilateral trade of agricul-
tural commodities and products; of which $100,000 shall
be provided for the child pornography tipline; of which
$200,000 shall be for Project Alert; not to exceed $5,000,000
shall be available until expended for conducting special op-
erations pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2081, and; up to $8,000,000
shall be available until expended for the procurement of au-
tomation infrastructure items, including hardware, soft-
ware, and installation; up to $5,400,000, to be available
until expended, may be transferred to the Treasury-wide
Systems and Capital Investments Programs account for an
international trade data system; and up to $5,000,000, to
remain available until expended, for repairs to Customs fa-
cilities: Provided, That uniforms may be purchased without
regard to the general purchase price limitation for the cur-
rent fiscal year: Provided further, That the Hector Inter-
national Airport in Fargo, North Dakota shall be des-
ignated an International Port of Entry: Provided further,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the fiscal
year aggregate overtime limitation prescribed in subsection
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5(c)(1) of the Act of February 13, 1911 (19 U.S.C. 261 and
267) shall be $30,000.
HARBOR MAINTENANCE FEE COLLECTION
(INCLUDING TRANSFER AUTHORITY)
For Administrative expenses related to the collection
of the Harbor Maintenance Fee, pursuant to Public Law
103–182, $3,000,000, to be derived from the Harbor Mainte-
nance Trust Fund and to be transferred to and merged with
the Customs ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ account for such pur-
poses.
OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND PROCUREMENT, AIR AND
MARINE INTERDICTION PROGRAMS
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for
the operation and maintenance of marine vessels, aircraft,
and other related equipment of the Air and Marine Pro-
grams, including operational training and mission-related
travel, and rental payments for facilities occupied by the
air or marine interdiction and demand reduction pro-
grams, the operations of which include the following: the
interdiction of narcotics and other goods; the provision of
support to Customs and other Federal, State, and local
agencies in the enforcement or administration of laws en-
forced by the Customs Service; and, at the discretion of the
Commissioner of Customs, the provision of assistance to
Federal, State, and local agencies in other law enforcement
and emergency humanitarian efforts, $108,688,000, which
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shall remain available until expended: Provided, That no
aircraft or other related equipment, with the exception of
aircraft which is one of a kind and has been identified as
excess to Customs requirements and aircraft which has been
damaged beyond repair, shall be transferred to any other
Federal agency, department, or office outside of the Depart-
ment of the Treasury, during fiscal year 2000 without the
prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations.
BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
ADMINISTERING THE PUBLIC DEBT
For necessary expenses connected with any public-debt
issues of the United States, $181,383,000, of which not to
exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and
representation expenses, and of which not to exceed
$2,000,000 shall remain available until expended for sys-
tems modernization: Provided, That the sum appropriated
herein from the General Fund for fiscal year 2000 shall be
reduced by not more than $4,400,000 as definitive security
issue fees and Treasury Direct Investor Account Mainte-
nance fees are collected, so as to result in a final fiscal year
2000 appropriation from the General Fund estimated at
$176,983,000, and in addition, $20,000, to be derived from
the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to reimburse the Bureau
for administrative and personnel expenses for financial
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management of the Fund, as authorized by section 1012 of
Public Law 101–380.
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
PROCESSING, ASSISTANCE, AND MANAGEMENT
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service
for tax returns processing; revenue accounting; tax law and
account assistance to taxpayers by telephone and cor-
respondence; programs to match information returns and
tax returns; management services; rent and utilities; and
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as
may be determined by the Commissioner, $3,291,945,000,
of which up to $3,950,000 shall be for the Tax Counseling
for the Elderly Program, and of which not to exceed $25,000
shall be for official reception and representation expenses.
TAX LAW ENFORCEMENT
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service
for determining and establishing tax liabilities; providing
litigation support; issuing technical rulings; examining em-
ployee plans and exempt organizations; conducting crimi-
nal investigation and enforcement activities; securing
unfiled tax returns; collecting unpaid accounts; compiling
statistics of income and conducting compliance research;
purchase (for police-type use, not to exceed 850) and hire
of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may
be determined by the Commissioner, $3,305,090,000, of
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which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2002, for research and, of which not to exceed
$150,000 shall be for official reception and representation
expenses associated with hosting the Inter-American Center
of Tax Administration (CIAT) 2000 Conference.
EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT COMPLIANCE INITIATIVE
For funding essential earned income tax credit compli-
ance and error reduction initiatives pursuant to section
5702 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–
33), $144,000,000, of which not to exceed $10,000,000 may
be used to reimburse the Social Security Administration for
the costs of implementing section 1090 of the Taxpayer Re-
lief Act of 1997.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service
for information systems and telecommunications support,
including developmental information systems and oper-
ational information systems; the hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services as authorized by
5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the
Commissioner, $1,450,100,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INTERNAL REVENUE
SERVICE
SEC. 101. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation
made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service
may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue Service
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appropriation upon the advance approval of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations.
SEC. 102. The Internal Revenue Service shall main-
tain a training program to ensure that Internal Revenue
Service employees are trained in taxpayers’ rights, in deal-
ing courteously with the taxpayers, and in cross-cultural
relations.
SEC. 103. The Internal Revenue Service shall institute
and enforce policies and procedures which will safeguard
the confidentiality of taxpayer information.
SEC. 104. Funds made available by this or any other
Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for
improved facilities and increased manpower to provide suf-
ficient and effective 1–800 help line service for taxpayers.
The Commissioner shall continue to make the improvement
of the Internal Revenue Service 1–800 help line service a
priority and allocate resources necessary to increase phone
lines and staff to improve the Internal Revenue Service 1–
800 help line service.
SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
no reorganization of the field office structure of the Internal
Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division will re-
sult in a reduction of criminal investigators in Wisconsin
and South Dakota from the 1996 level.
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UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret
Service, including purchase of not to exceed 739 vehicles
for police-type use, of which 675 shall be for replacement
only, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire of aircraft;
training and assistance requested by State and local gov-
ernments, which may be provided without reimbursement;
services of expert witnesses at such rates as may be deter-
mined by the Director; rental of buildings in the District
of Columbia, and fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other
facilities on private or other property not in Government
ownership or control, as may be necessary to perform pro-
tective functions; for payment of per diem and/or subsist-
ence allowances to employees where a protective assignment
during the actual day or days of the visit of a protectee
require an employee to work 16 hours per day or to remain
overnight at his or her post of duty; the conducting of and
participating in firearms matches; presentation of awards;
for travel of Secret Service employees on protective missions
without regard to the limitations on such expenditures in
this or any other Act if approval is obtained in advance
from the Committees on Appropriations; for research and
development; for making grants to conduct behavioral re-
search in support of protective research and operations; not
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to exceed $20,000 for official reception and representation
expenses; not to exceed $50,000 to provide technical assist-
ance and equipment to foreign law enforcement organiza-
tions in counterfeit investigations; for payment in advance
for commercial accommodations as may be necessary to per-
form protective functions; and for uniforms without regard
to the general purchase price limitation for the current fis-
cal year, $638,816,000.
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND
RELATED EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of construction, repair, alter-
ation, and improvement of facilities, $4,923,000, to remain
available until expended.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
SEC. 110. Any obligation or expenditure by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury in connection with law enforcement
activities of a Federal agency or a Department of the Treas-
ury law enforcement organization in accordance with 31
U.S.C. 9703(g)(4)(B) from unobligated balances remaining
in the Fund on September 30, 2000, shall be made in com-
pliance with reprogramming guidelines.
SEC. 111. Appropriations to the Department of the
Treasury in this Act shall be available for uniforms or al-
lowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901),
including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of
insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign
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countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the
general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased
and used overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into
contracts with the Department of State for the furnishing
of health and medical services to employees and their de-
pendents serving in foreign countries; and services author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
SEC. 112. The funds provided to the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms for fiscal year 2000 in this Act for
the enforcement of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act
shall be expended in a manner so as not to diminish en-
forcement efforts with respect to section 105 of the Federal
Alcohol Administration Act.
SEC. 113. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropria-
tions in this Act made available to the Federal Law En-
forcement Training Center, Financial Crimes Enforcement
Network, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, United
States Customs Service, and United States Secret Service
may be transferred between such appropriations upon the
advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations. No
transfer may increase or decrease any such appropriation
by more than 2 percent.
SEC. 114. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropria-
tions in this Act made available to the Departmental Of-
fices, Office of Inspector General, Treasury Inspector Gen-
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eral for Tax Administration, Financial Management Serv-
ice, and Bureau of the Public Debt, may be transferred be-
tween such appropriations upon the advance approval of
the Committees on Appropriations. No transfer may in-
crease or decrease any such appropriation by more than
2 percent.
SEC. 115. Of the funds available for the purchase of
law enforcement vehicles, no funds may be obligated until
the Secretary of the Treasury certifies that the purchase by
the respective Treasury bureau is consistent with Depart-
mental vehicle management principles: Provided, That the
Secretary may delegate this authority to the Assistant Sec-
retary for Management.
SEC. 116. VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAY-
MENTS FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE OFFICE OF THE TREAS-
URY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION. Dur-
ing the period from October 1, 1999 through January 1,
2003, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administra-
tion is authorized to offer voluntary separation incentives
in order to provide the necessary flexibility to carry out
the plan to establish and reorganize the Office of the Treas-
ury Inspector General for Tax Administration (‘‘the Office’’
hereafter).
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘employee’’
means an employee (as defined by 5 U.S.C. 2105) who is
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employed by the Office serving under an appointment with-
out time limitation, and has been currently employed by
the Office or the Internal Revenue Service or the Office of
Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury for
a continuous period of at least 3 years, but does not
include—
(1) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter
III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United
States Code, or another retirement system;
(2) an employee having a disability on the basis
of which such employee is or would be eligible for dis-
ability retirement under the applicable retirement
system referred to in paragraph (1);
(3) an employee who is in receipt of a specific
notice of involuntary separation for misconduct or
unacceptable performance;
(4) an employee who has previously received any
voluntary separation incentive payment by the Fed-
eral Government under this section or any other au-
thority and has not repaid such payment;
(5) an employee covered by statutory reemploy-
ment rights who is on transfer to another organiza-
tion; or
(6) any employee who, during the 24-month pe-
riod preceding the date of separation, has received a
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recruitment or relocation bonus under 5 U.S.C. 5753
or who, within the 12-month period preceding the
date of separation, received a retention allowance
under 5 U.S.C. 5754.
(b) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE VOLUNTARY SEPARATION
INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Treasury Inspector Gen-
eral for Tax Administration may pay voluntary sepa-
ration incentive payments under this section to any
employee to the extent necessary to organize the Office
so as to perform the duties specified in the Internal
Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of
1998, Pub. L. 105–206.
(2) AMOUNT AND TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS.—A
voluntary separation incentive payment—
(A) shall be paid in a lump sum after the
employee’s separation;
(B) shall be paid from appropriations
available for the payment of the basic pay of the
employees of the Office;
(C) shall be equal to the lesser of—
(i) an amount equal to the amount the
employee would be entitled to receive under
5 U.S.C. 5595(c); or
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(ii) an amount determined by the
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Admin-
istration, not to exceed $25,000;
(D) may not be made except in the case of
any qualifying employee who voluntarily sepa-
rates (whether by retirement or resignation) be-
fore January 1, 2003;
(E) shall not be a basis for payment, and
shall not be included in the computation, of any
other type of Government benefit; and
(F) shall not be taken into account in deter-
mining the amount of any severance pay to
which the employee may be entitled under 5
U.S.C. 5595 based on any other separation.
(c) ADDITIONAL OFFICE OF THE TREASURY INSPEC-
TOR GENERAL FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION CONTRIBUTIONS
TO THE RETIREMENT FUND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other pay-
ments which it is required to make under subchapter
III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United
States Code, the Office shall remit to the Office of Per-
sonnel Management for deposit in the Treasury of the
United States to the credit of the Civil Service Retire-
ment and Disability Fund an amount equal to 15
percent of the final basic pay of each employee who
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is covered under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chap-
ter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to whom a vol-
untary separation incentive has been paid under this
section.
(2) DEFINITION.—In paragraph (1), the term
‘‘final basic pay’’, with respect to an employee, means
the total amount of basic pay which would be payable
for a year of service by such employee, computed
using the employee’s final rate of basic pay, and, if
last serving on other than a full-time basis, with ap-
propriate adjustment therefor.
(d) EFFECT OF SUBSEQUENT EMPLOYMENT WITH THE
GOVERNMENT.—An individual who has received a vol-
untary separation incentive payment under this section
and accepts any employment for compensation with the
Government of the United States, or who works for any
agency of the United States Government through a personal
services contract, within 5 years after the date of the separa-
tion on which the payment is based, shall be required to
pay, prior to the individual’s first day of employment, the
entire amount of the incentive payment to the Office.
(e) EFFECT ON OFFICE OF THE TREASURY INSPECTOR
GENERAL FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION EMPLOYMENT LEV-
ELS.—
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(1) INTENDED EFFECT.—Voluntary separations
under this section are not intended to necessarily re-
duce the total number of full-time equivalent positions
in the Office.
(2) USE OF VOLUNTARY SEPARATIONS.—The Of-
fice may redeploy or use the full-time equivalent posi-
tions vacated by voluntary separations under this sec-
tion to make other positions available to more critical
locations or more critical occupations.
SEC. 117. VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAY-
MENTS FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE CHICAGO FINANCIAL CEN-
TER OF THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE. (a) AU-
THORITY.—During the period from October 1, 1999 through
January 31, 2000, the Commissioner of the Financial Man-
agement Service (FMS) of the Department of the Treasury
is authorized to offer voluntary separation incentives in
order to provide the necessary flexibility to carry out the
closure of the Chicago Financial Center (CFC) in a manner
which the Commissioner shall deem most efficient, equitable
to employees, and cost effective to the Government.
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘employee’’
means an employee (as defined by 5 U.S.C. 2105) who is
employed by FMS at CFC under an appointment without
time limitation, and has been so employed continuously for
a period of at least 3 years, but does not include—
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(1) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter
III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United
States Code, or another retirement system;
(2) an employee with a disability on the basis of
which such employee is or would be eligible for dis-
ability retirement under the retirement systems re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) or another retirement sys-
tem for employees of the Government;
(3) an employee who is in receipt of a specific
notice of involuntary separation for misconduct or
unacceptable performance;
(4) an employee who has previously received any
voluntary separation incentive payment from an
agency or instrumentality of the Government of the
United States under any authority and has not re-
paid such payment;
(5) an employee covered by statutory reemploy-
ment rights who is on transfer to another organiza-
tion; or
(6) an employee who during the 24 month period
preceding the date of separation has received and not
repaid a recruitment or relocation bonus under sec-
tion 5753 of Title 5, United States Code, or who,
within the twelve month period preceding the date of
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separation, has received and not repaid a retention
allowance under section 5754 of that Title.
(c) AGENCY PLAN; APPROVAL.—
(1) The Secretary, Department of the Treasury,
prior to obligating any resources for voluntary sepa-
ration incentive payments, shall submit to the Office
of Management and Budget a strategic plan outlining
the intended use of such incentive payments and a
proposed organizational chart for the agency once
such incentive payments have been completed.
(2) The agency’s plan under subsection (1) shall
include—
(A) the specific positions and functions to
be reduced or eliminated;
(B) a proposed coverage for offers of incen-
tives;
(C) the time period during which incentives
may be paid;
(D) the number and amounts of voluntary
separation incentive payments to be offered; and
(E) a description of how the agency will op-
erate without the eliminated positions and func-
tions.
(3) The Director of the Office of Management
and Budget shall review the agency’s plan and ap-
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prove or disapprove such plan, and may make appro-
priate modifications in the plan including waivers of
the reduction in agency employment levels required
by this Act.
(d) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE VOLUNTARY SEPARATION
INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.—
(1) A voluntary separation incentive payment
under this Act may be paid by the agency head to an
employee only in accordance with the strategic plan
under section (c).
(2) A voluntary incentive payment—
(A) shall be offered to agency employees on
the basis of organizational unit, occupational se-
ries or level, geographic location, other nonper-
sonal factors, or an appropriate combination of
such factors;
(B) shall be paid in a lump sum after the
employee’s separation;
(C) shall be equal to the lesser of—
(i) an amount equal to the amount the
employee would be entitled to receive under
section 5595(c) of title 5, United States
Code, if the employee were entitled to pay-
ment under such section (without adjust-
ment for any previous payment made); or
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(ii) an amount determined by the
agency head, not to exceed $25,000;
(D) may be made only in the case of an em-
ployee who voluntarily separates (whether by re-
tirement or resignation) under the provisions of
this Act;
(E) shall not be a basis for payment, and
shall not be included in the computation of any
other type of Government benefit;
(F) shall not be taken into account in deter-
mining the amount of any severance pay to
which the employee may be entitled under section
5595 of title 5, United States Code, based on any
other separation; and
(G) shall be paid from appropriations or
funds available for the payment of the basic pay
of the employee.
(e) ELIGIBILITY
FOR PAYMENTS.—Payments under
this section may be made to any qualifying employee who
voluntarily separates, whether by retirement or resignation,
between October 1, 1999 and January 31, 2000.
(f) EFFECT ON SUBSEQUENT EMPLOYMENT WITH THE
GOVERNMENT.—An individual who has received a vol-
untary separation incentive payment under this section
and accepts any employment for compensation with any
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ices. The Administrator shall share the results with other
Federal agencies.’’.
(f) BACKGROUND CHECK.—Section 616 of such Act (40
U.S.C. 490b) is further amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(g) Each Federal child care center located in a Fed-
eral space shall ensure that each employee of the center (in-
cluding any employee whose employment began before the
date of enactment of this subsection) shall undergo a crimi-
nal history background check consistent with section 231
of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13041).’’.
(g) DEFINITIONS.—Section 616 of such Act (40 U.S.C.
490b) is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(h) In this section:
‘‘(1) The term ‘Federal agency’ has the meaning
given the term ‘Executive agency’ in section 702 of
the Federal Employees Child Care Act.
‘‘(2) The terms ‘Federal building’ and ‘Federal
space’ have the meanings given the term ‘executive fa-
cility’ in such section 702.
‘‘(3) The term ‘Federal child care center’ means
a child care center in an executive facility, as defined
in such section 702.