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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds as follows:
            (1) In 2013, more than 33,000 Americans were killed by guns 
        and almost 90 percent of the firearms used in these deaths were 
        handguns.
            (2) Recently published research by top national experts, 
        notably on Missouri and Connecticut handgun purchaser licensing 
        laws, have estimated that Missouri's repeal of its handgun 
        purchaser licensing law led to a 25-percent increase in firearm 
        homicide rates while Connecticut's adoption of its handgun 
        purchaser licensing law led to a 40-percent decrease in firearm 
        homicide rates.
            (3) In States which have had effective handgun purchaser 
        licensing laws for decades, such as Connecticut, Massachusetts, 
        New Jersey, and New York, the vast majority of guns traced to 
        crimes originated in other States, which supports the need for 
        handgun purchaser licensing laws in every State.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act--
            (1) the terms ``Attorney General'' and ``handgun'' have the 
        meanings given those terms in section 921(a) of title 18, 
        United States Code; and
            (2) the term ``Indian tribe'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
        Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).

SEC. 4. GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED FOR HANDGUN LICENSING.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General is authorized to award grants 
to States, units of local government, and Indian tribes for the 
development, implementation, and evaluation of handgun purchaser 
licensing requirements.
    (b) Program Authorized.--From the amounts appropriated to carry out 
this Act and not later than 90 days after such amounts are 
appropriated, the Attorney General shall award grants, on a competitive 
basis, to eligible applicants whose applications are approved under 
subsection (c) to assist such applicants in implementing and improving 
handgun purchaser licensing programs.
    (c) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this Act, 
a State, unit of local government, or Indian tribe shall submit to the 
Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Attorney General may require, 
including--
            (1) a description of the law that the applicant has enacted 
        to require a license for any purchase of a handgun including a 
        description of any exemptions to such law; and
            (2) a description of how the applicant will use the grant 
        to carry out or improve its handgun purchaser licensing 
        program.
    (d) Eligibility Requirements.--To be eligible for a grant under 
this Act, an applicant shall have in effect handgun purchaser licensing 
laws that--
            (1) require--
                    (A) an individual applying for a handgun license or 
                permit to be at least 21 years old and be a national or 
                lawful permanent resident of the United States;
                    (B) an individual described in subparagraph (A) to 
                apply for the handgun purchaser license or permit at a 
                law enforcement agency in the State in which the 
                individual resides;
                    (C) an individual who is issued a handgun license 
                or permit to reapply for the handgun purchaser license 
                or permit after a period not longer than 5 years;
                    (D) an individual described in subparagraph (A) to 
                submit to a background investigation, and a criminal 
                history check, in connection with the application, as 
                established by the State;
                    (E) an individual described in subparagraph (A) to 
                submit fingerprints and photographs in connection with 
                the application for the license or permit; and
                    (F) an individual described in subparagraph (A) to 
                provide--
                            (i) proof that the individual is legally 
                        present and lawfully resides in the United 
                        States, including a birth certificate, or valid 
                        passport; and
                            (ii)(I) in the case of a lawful permanent 
                        resident, the alien registration number and 90-
                        day proof of residency; or
                            (II) in the case of a naturalized citizen, 
                        proof of citizenship; and
            (2) prohibit an individual who is prohibited from 
        possessing a firearm under section 922(g) of title 18, United 
        States Code, from receiving a license or permit.
    (e) Use of Funds.--A grantee under this Act shall use such grant to 
improve handgun purchaser licensing programs of that grantee.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General 
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.

Output: Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to states, units of local government, and Indian tribes for the development, implementation, and evaluation of handgun purchaser licensing requirements. Directs the Attorney General to award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible applicants whose applications are approved to assist them in implementing and improving handgun purchaser licensing programs. Directs a state, local government, or tribe, to be eligible to receive a grant, to submit to the Attorney General an application that meets specified requirements, including a description of: (1) the law that the applicant has enacted to require a license for any purchase of a handgun, including exemptions to such law; and (2) how the applicant will use the grant to carry out or improve its program. Requires an applicant, to be eligible for a grant, to have in effect handgun purchaser licensing laws that:  require an applicant for a handgun license or permit to be at least 21 years old and to be a national or lawful permanent resident of the United States; require such an individual to apply for the license or permit at a law enforcement agency in the state in which he or she resides, to reapply for an issued license after a period not longer than five years, and to submit to a background investigation and a criminal history check; require such an individual to submit fingerprints and photographs in connection with the application and to provide proof that the individual is legally present and lawfully resides in the United States; and bar any individual who is prohibited from possessing a firearm under the federal criminal code from receiving a license or permit.   Requires a grantee to use such grant to improve its handgun purchaser licensing programs.


Input: Consider Input: SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Community Partnerships Against Crime 
Act'', or ``COMPAC''.

SEC. 2. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AGAINST CRIME.

    (a) Conforming Provisions.--(1) Section 5001 of the Anti-Drug Abuse 
Act of 1988 is amended--
            (A) by striking

      ``Chapter 2--Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination''

        and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

          ``Chapter 2--Community Partnerships Against Crime'';

            (B) by striking ``Congressional findings.'' and 
            inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
            ``Purposes.''; and
            (C) by adding after

``Sec. 5130. Authorization of appropriations.''
        the following:

``Sec. 5131. Technical assistance.''.
    (2) The heading for chapter 2 of subtitle C of title V of the Anti-
Drug Abuse Act of 1988 is amended to read as follows:

          ``CHAPTER 2--COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AGAINST CRIME''.

    (b) Short Title, Purposes, and Authority To Make Grants.--Sections 
5121, 5122, and 5123 of the Public and Assisted Housing Drug 
Elimination Act of 1990 are amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 5121. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This chapter may be cited as the `Community Partnerships Against 
Crime Act of 1993'.

``SEC. 5122. PURPOSES.

    ``The purposes of this chapter are to--
            ``(1) substantially expand and enhance the Federal 
        Government's commitment to eliminating crime in public housing;
            ``(2) broaden the scope of the Public and Assisted Housing 
        Drug Elimination Act of 1990 to apply to all types of crime, 
        and not simply crime that is drug-related;
            ``(3) target opportunities for long-term commitments of 
        funding primarily to public housing agencies with serious crime 
        problems;
            ``(4) encourage the involvement of a broad range of 
        community-based groups, and residents of neighboring housing 
        that is owned or assisted by the Secretary, in the development 
        and implementation of anti-crime plans;
            ``(5) reduce crime and disorder in and around public 
        housing through the expansion of community-oriented policing 
        activities and problem solving;
            ``(6) provide training, information services, and other 
        technical assistance to program participants; and
            ``(7) establish a standardized assessment system to 
        evaluate need among public housing agencies, and to measure 
        progress in reaching crime reduction goals.

``SEC. 5123. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.

    ``The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in accordance 
with the provisions of this chapter, may make grants, for use in 
eliminating crime in and around public and other federally assisted 
low-income housing projects (1) to public housing agencies (including 
Indian housing authorities) and (2) using amounts appropriated for 
fiscal year 1994 only, to private, for-profit and nonprofit owners of 
federally assisted low-income housing. In designing the program, the 
Secretary shall consult with the Attorney General.''.
    (c) Eligible Activities.--Section 5124 of such Act is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(a) Public and Assisted Housing.--'';
            (2) by inserting in the introductory material, immediately 
        after ``used in'', the following: ``and around'';
            (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting immediately before the 
        semicolon the following: ``, such as fencing, lighting, 
        locking, and surveillance systems'';
            (4) by striking paragraph (4)(A) and inserting in lieu 
        thereof the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(A) to investigate crime; and'';
            (5) in paragraph (6)--
                    (A) by striking ``in and around public or other 
                federally assisted low-income housing projects''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon;
            (6) in paragraph (7)--
                    (A) by striking ``where a public housing agency 
                receives a grant,'';
                    (B) by striking ``drug abuse'' and inserting in 
                lieu thereof ``crime''; and
                    (C) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                in lieu thereof a colon;
            (7) by adding the following new paragraphs after paragraph 
        (7):
            ``(8) the employment or utilization of one or more 
        individuals, including law enforcement officers, made available 
        by contract or other cooperative arrangement with State or 
        local law enforcement agencies, to engage in community- and 
        problem-oriented policing involving interaction with members of 
        the community on proactive crime control and prevention;
            ``(9) youth initiatives, such as activities involving 
        training, education, after school programs, cultural programs, 
        recreation and sports, career planning, and entrepreneurship 
        and employment; and
            ``(10) resident service programs, such as job training, 
        education programs, and other appropriate social services which 
        address the contributing factors of crime.''; and
            (8) by striking subsection (b).
    (d) Applications.--Section 5125 of such Act is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by adding the paragraph designation ``(1)'' 
                immediately after ``In general.--'';
                    (B) in the first sentence, by striking ``, a public 
                housing resident management corporation,'';
                    (C) in the second sentence, by striking ``drug-
                related crime on the premises of'' and inserting in 
                lieu thereof the following: ``crime in and around''; 
                and
                    (D) by adding the following new paragraphs at the 
                end:
            ``(2) The Secretary shall, by regulation issued after 
        notice and opportunity for public comment, set forth criteria 
        for establishing a class of public housing agencies that have 
        especially severe crime problems. Any public housing agency 
        within this class may submit an application for a one-year 
        grant under this chapter that, subject to the availability of 
        appropriated amounts, shall be renewed for a period not 
        exceeding the four subsequent years: Provided, That the 
        Secretary finds, after an annual or more frequent performance 
        review, that the public housing agency is performing under the 
        terms of the grant and applicable laws in a satisfactory manner 
        and meets such other requirements as the Secretary may 
        prescribe.
            ``(3) Any eligible applicant may submit an application for 
        a grant for a period of up to two years. The Secretary may 
        accord a preference to applications seeking a subsequent grant 
        under this paragraph if the grant is to be used to continue or 
        expand activities assisted under a previous grant under this 
        paragraph and the Secretary finds that the applicant's program 
        under the prior grant is being managed soundly and demonstrates 
        success. Any preferences under the preceding sentence shall not 
        unreasonably prejudice the opportunities of other public 
        housing agencies to be awarded grants under this paragraph.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the introductory material, by striking 
                ``subsections (c) and (d)'' and inserting in lieu 
                thereof ``subsections (a) and (c)'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``drug-related 
                crime problem in'' and inserting in lieu thereof the 
                following: ``crime problem in and around'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting immediately 
                after ``crime problem in'' the following: ``and 
                around''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ``local 
                government'' the following: ``, local community-based 
                non-profit organizations, local resident organizations 
                that represent the residents of neighboring projects 
                that are owned or assisted by the Secretary,'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ``drug-related'' the 
        two places it appears; and
            (4) by striking subsection (d).
    (e) Definitions.--Section 5126 of such Act is amended by striking 
paragraphs (1) and (2), and renumbering paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.
    (f) Implementation.--Section 5127 of such Act is amended to read as 
follows:

``SEC 5127. IMPLEMENTATION.

    ``The Secretary shall issue regulations to implement this chapter 
within 180 days of the enactment of the Community Partnerships Against 
Crime Act.''.
    (g) Reports.--Section 5128 of such Act is amended by striking 
``drug-related crime in'' and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
``crime in and around''.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 5130 of such Act is 
amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
        ``$175,000,000 for fiscal year 1993'' and all that follows and 
        inserting in lieu thereof: ``$265,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 
        and $325,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``Set-Asides'' and inserting in 
                lieu thereof ``Set-Aside'';
                    (B) by striking the first sentence;
                    (C) by striking ``drug elimination'';
                    (D) by striking ``fiscal years 1993 and 1994''; and
                    (E) by striking ``and 5.0 percent'' and all that 
                follows through the end of the sentence and inserting 
                in lieu thereof a period; and
            (3) by striking subsection (c) and section 520(k) of the 
        Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act.
    (i) Technical Assistance.--Such Act is further amended by adding at 
the end thereof the following new section:

``SEC. 5131. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    ``Of the amounts appropriated annually for each of fiscal years 
1994 and 1995 to carry out this chapter, the Secretary is authorized to 
use up to $10,000,000, directly or indirectly, under grants, contracts, 
cooperative agreements, or otherwise, to provide training, information 
services, and other technical assistance to public housing agencies and 
other entities with respect to their participation in the program 
authorized by this chapter. Such technical assistance may include the 
establishment and operation of the clearinghouse on drug abuse in 
public housing and the regional training program on drug abuse in 
public housing under sections 5143 and 5144 of this Act. The Secretary 
is also authorized to use the foregoing amounts for obtaining 
assistance in establishing and managing assessment and evaluation 
criteria and specifications, and obtaining the opinions of experts in 
relevant fields.''.

Output: Community Partnerships Against Crime Act, or COMPAC - Amends the Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Act of 1990 to expand the use of anti-drug crime public housing grants to all types of crime. 
Makes long-term (one-year initial, five-year total) grants available to public housing authorities with especially severe crime problems.  Makes other applicants eligible for two-year grants, with preference for subsequent funding.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Defense Civilian 
Workforce Realignment Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR VOLUNTARY SEPARATIONS IN REDUCTIONS 
              IN FORCE.

    Section 3502(f)(5) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``September 30, 2001'' and inserting ``September 30, 2005''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION, REVISION, AND EXPANSION OF AUTHORITIES FOR USE OF 
              VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAY AND VOLUNTARY EARLY 
              RETIREMENT.

    (a) Extension of Authority.--Subsection (e) of section 5597 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``September 30, 
2003'' and inserting ``September 30, 2005''.
    (b) Revision and Addition of Purposes for Department of Defense 
VSIP.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended by inserting after 
``transfer of function,'' the following: ``restructuring of the 
workforce (to meet mission needs, to achieve one or more strength 
reductions, to correct skill imbalances, or to reduce the number of 
high-grade, managerial, or supervisory positions),''.
    (c) Installment Payments.--Subsection (d) of such section is 
amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) shall be paid in a lump-sum or in installments;'';
            (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
            (3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) if paid in installments, shall cease to be paid upon 
        the recipient's acceptance of employment by the Federal 
        Government as described in subsection (g)(1).''.

SEC. 4. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EMPLOYEE VOLUNTARY EARLY RETIREMENT 
              AUTHORITY.

    (a) Civil Service Retirement System.--Section 8336 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ``except in the case 
        of an employee described in subsection (o)(1),'' after ``(2)''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(o)(1) An employee of the Department of Defense who, before 
October 1, 2005, is separated from the service after completing 25 
years of service or after becoming 50 years of age and completing 20 
years of service is entitled to an immediate annuity under this 
subchapter if the employee is eligible for the annuity under paragraph 
(2) or (3).
    ``(2)(A) An employee referred to in paragraph (1) is eligible for 
an immediate annuity under this paragraph if the employee--
            ``(i) is separated from the service involuntarily other 
        than for cause; and
            ``(ii) has not declined a reasonable offer of another 
        position in the Department of Defense for which the employee is 
        qualified, which is not lower than 2 grades (or pay levels) 
        below the employee's grade (or pay level), and which is within 
        the employee's commuting area.
    ``(B) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(A)(i), a separation for 
failure to accept a directed reassignment to a position outside the 
commuting area of the employee concerned or to accompany a position 
outside of such area pursuant to a transfer of function may not be 
considered to be a removal for cause.
    ``(3) An employee referred to in paragraph (1) is eligible for an 
immediate annuity under this paragraph if the employee satisfies all of 
the following conditions:
            ``(A) The employee is separated from the service 
        voluntarily during a period in which the organization within 
        the Department of Defense in which the employee is serving is 
        undergoing a major organizational adjustment, as determined by 
        the Secretary of Defense.
            ``(B) The employee has been employed continuously by the 
        Department of Defense for more than 30 days before the date on 
        which the head of the employee's organization requests the 
        determinations required under subparagraph (A).
            ``(C) The employee is serving under an appointment that is 
        not limited by time.
            ``(D) The employee is not in receipt of a decision notice 
        of involuntary separation for misconduct or unacceptable 
        performance.
            ``(E) The employee is within the scope of an offer of 
        voluntary early retirement, as defined on the basis of one or 
        more of the following objective criteria:
                    ``(i) One or more organizational units.
                    ``(ii) One or more occupational groups, series, or 
                levels.
                    ``(iii) One or more geographical locations.
                    ``(iv) Any other similar criteria that the 
                Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.
    ``(4) The determinations necessary for establishing the eligibility 
of a person for an immediate annuity under paragraph (2) or (3) shall 
be made in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
Defense.
    ``(5) In this subsection, the term `major organizational 
adjustment' means any of the following:
            ``(A) A major reorganization.
            ``(B) A major reduction in force.
            ``(C) A major transfer of function.
            ``(D) A workforce restructuring--
                    ``(i) to meet mission needs;
                    ``(ii) to achieve one or more reductions in 
                strength;
                    ``(iii) to correct skill imbalances; or
                    ``(iv) to reduce the number of high-grade, 
                managerial, supervisory, or similar positions.''.
    (b) Federal Employees' Retirement System.--Section 8414 of such 
title is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by inserting ``except in the 
        case of an employee described in subsection (d)(1),'' after 
        ``(B)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d)(1) An employee of the Department of Defense who, before 
October 1, 2005, is separated from the service after completing 25 
years of service or after becoming 50 years of age and completing 20 
years of service is entitled to an immediate annuity under this 
subchapter if the employee is eligible for the annuity under paragraph 
(2) or (3).
    ``(2)(A) An employee referred to in paragraph (1) is eligible for 
an immediate annuity under this paragraph if the employee--
            ``(i) is separated from the service involuntarily other 
        than for cause; and
            ``(ii) has not declined a reasonable offer of another 
        position in the Department of Defense for which the employee is 
        qualified, which is not lower than 2 grades (or pay levels) 
        below the employee's grade (or pay level), and which is within 
        the employee's commuting area.
    ``(B) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(A)(i), a separation for 
failure to accept a directed reassignment to a position outside the 
commuting area of the employee concerned or to accompany a position 
outside of such area pursuant to a transfer of function may not be 
considered to be a removal for cause.
    ``(3) An employee referred to in paragraph (1) is eligible for an 
immediate annuity under this paragraph if the employee satisfies all of 
the following conditions:
            ``(A) The employee is separated from the service 
        voluntarily during a period in which the organization within 
        the Department of Defense in which the employee is serving is 
        undergoing a major organizational adjustment, as determined by 
        the Secretary of Defense.
            ``(B) The employee has been employed continuously by the 
        Department of Defense for more than 30 days before the date on 
        which the head of the employee's organization requests the 
        determinations required under subparagraph (A).
            ``(C) The employee is serving under an appointment that is 
        not limited by time.
            ``(D) The employee is not in receipt of a decision notice 
        of involuntary separation for misconduct or unacceptable 
        performance.
            ``(E) The employee is within the scope of an offer of 
        voluntary early retirement, as defined on the basis of one or 
        more of the following objective criteria:
                    ``(i) One or more organizational units.
                    ``(ii) One or more occupational groups, series, or 
                levels.
                    ``(iii) One or more geographical locations.
                    ``(iv) Any other similar criteria that the 
                Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.
    ``(4) The determinations necessary for establishing the eligibility 
of a person for an immediate annuity under paragraph (2) or (3) shall 
be made in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
Defense.
    ``(5) In this subsection, the term `major organizational 
adjustment' means any of the following:
            ``(A) A major reorganization.
            ``(B) A major reduction in force.
            ``(C) A major transfer of function.
            ``(D) A workforce restructuring--
                    ``(i) to meet mission needs;
                    ``(ii) to achieve one or more reductions in 
                strength;
                    ``(iii) to correct skill imbalances; or
                    ``(iv) to reduce the number of high-grade, 
                managerial, supervisory, or similar positions.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 8339(h) of such title is 
amended by striking out ``or (j)'' in the first sentence and inserting 
``(j), or (o)''.
    (2) Section 8464(a)(1)(A)(i) of such title is amended by striking 
out ``or (b)(1)(B)'' and ``, (b)(1)(B), or (d)''.
    (d) Effective Date; Applicability.--The amendments made by this 
section--
            (1) shall take effect on October 1, 2000; and
            (2) shall apply with respect to an approval for voluntary 
        early retirement made on or after that date.

SEC. 5. RESTRICTIONS ON PAYMENTS FOR ACADEMIC TRAINING.

    (a) Sources of Postsecondary Education.--Subsection (a) of section 
4107 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) any course of postsecondary education that is 
        administered or conducted by an institution not accredited by a 
        national or regional accrediting body (except in the case of a 
        course or institution for which standards for accrediting do 
        not exist or are determined by the head of the employee's 
        agency as being inappropriate), regardless of whether the 
        course is provided by means of classroom instruction, 
        electronic instruction, or otherwise.''.
    (b) Waiver of Restriction on Degree Training.--Subsection (b)(1) of 
such section is amended by striking ``if necessary'' and all that 
follows through the end and inserting ``if the training provides an 
opportunity for an employee of the agency to obtain an academic degree 
pursuant to a planned, systematic, and coordinated program of 
professional development approved by the head of the agency.''.
    (c) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--The heading for such 
section is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 4107. Restrictions''.
    (3) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows:

``4107. Restrictions.''.

SEC. 6. STRATEGIC PLAN.

    (a) Requirement for Plan.--Not later than six months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a strategic plan for the 
exercise of the authorities provided or extended by the amendments made 
by this Act. The plan shall include an estimate of the number of 
Department of Defense employees that would be affected by the uses of 
authorities as described in the plan.
    (b) Consistency With DoD Performance and Review Strategic Plan.--
The strategic plan submitted under subsection (a) shall be consistent 
with the strategic plan of the Department of Defense that is in effect 
under section 306 of title 5, United States Code.
    (c) Appropriate Committees.--For the purposes of this section, the 
appropriate committees of Congress are as follows:
            (1) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
            (2) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Government Reform of the House of Representatives.
            ``(C) A major transfer of function.
            ``(D) A workforce restructuring--
                    ``(i) to meet mission needs;
                    ``(ii) to achieve one or more reductions in 
                strength;
                    ``(iii) to correct skill imbalances; or
                    ``(iv) to reduce the number of high-grade, 
                managerial, supervisory, or similar positions.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 8339(h) of such title is 
amended by striking out ``or (j)'' in the first sentence and inserting 
``(j), or (o)''.
    (2) Section 8464(a)(1)(A)(i) of such title is amended by striking 
out ``or (b)(1)(B)'' and ``, (b)(1)(B), or (d)''.
    (d) Effective Date; Applicability.--The amendments made by this 
section--
            (1) shall take effect on October 1, 2000; and
            (2) shall apply with respect to an approval for voluntary 
        early retirement made on or after that date.

SEC. 5. RESTRICTIONS ON PAYMENTS FOR ACADEMIC TRAINING.

    (a) Sources of Postsecondary Education.--Subsection (a) of section 
4107 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) any course of postsecondary education that is 
        administered or conducted by an institution not accredited by a 
        national or regional accrediting body (except in the case of a 
        course or institution for which standards for accrediting do 
        not exist or are determined by the head of the employee's 
        agency as being inappropriate), regardless of whether the 
        course is provided by means of classroom instruction, 
        electronic instruction, or otherwise.''.
    (b) Waiver of Restriction on Degree Training.--Subsection (b)(1) of 
such section is amended by striking ``if necessary'' and all that 
follows through the end and inserting ``if the training provides an 
opportunity for an employee of the agency to obtain an academic degree 
pursuant to a planned, systematic, and coordinated program of 
professional development approved by the head of the agency.''.
    (c) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--The heading for such 
section is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 4107. Restrictions''.
    (3) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows:

``4107. Restrictions.''.

SEC. 6. STRATEGIC PLAN.

    (a) Requirement for Plan.--Not later than six months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a strategic plan for the 
exercise of the authorities provided or extended by the amendments made 
by this Act. The plan shall include an estimate of the number of 
Department of Defense employees that would be affected by the uses of 
authorities as described in the plan.
    (b) Consistency With DoD Performance and Review Strategic Plan.--
The strategic plan submitted under subsection (a) shall be consistent 
with the strategic plan of the Department of Defense that is in effect 
under section 306 of title 5, United States Code.
    (c) Appropriate Committees.--For the purposes of this section, the 
appropriate committees of Congress are as follows:
            (1) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
            (2) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Government Reform of the House of Representatives.


Output: (Sec. 3) Amends Federal provisions concerning the use of voluntary separation incentive pay and voluntary early retirement authority to: (1) extend the voluntary separation pay authority through FY 2005; (2) add as a purpose of the voluntary separation incentive program the restructuring of the defense workforce for various purposes; (3) allow separation pay to be paid in either a lump-sum (current law) or installments; and (4) require termination of incentive pay installments when a person accepts other employment with the Federal Government.
(Sec. 4) Amends the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees' Retirement System to entitle to an immediate annuity a DOD employee who, before October 1, 2005, is separated from service after completing 25 years of service or after becoming 50 years of age and completing 20 years of service, as long as such employee: (1) is separated involuntarily other than for cause; and (2) has not declined a reasonable offer of another DOD position which is not lower than two grades below their former grade, and is within the employee's commuting area. Provides related eligibility conditions, including that the employee is separated from service during a major DOD organizational adjustment.
(Sec. 5) States that a Federal program for providing employee training shall not include any course of postsecondary education that is administered or conducted by an institution not accredited by a national or regional accrediting body. Allows coverage for training toward an academic degree if the training provides an opportunity to obtain an academic degree pursuant to a planned, systematic, and coordinated program of professional development approved by the head of that agency.
(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary of Defense to submit to the congressional defense, governmental affairs, and government reform committees a strategic plan for exercising the authorities provided or extended by this Act.