To amend the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act.
PL 103-425 (H.R.3499), enacted 10/31/1994

PUBLIC LAW 103-425—OCT. 31, 1994 
108 STAT. 4369 
Public Law 103-425 
103d Congress 
An Act 
To amend the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices 
Oct. 31, 1994 
Act. 
[H.R. 3499] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled. 
Government 
employees. 
SECTION 1. LEAVE FOR DODDS TEACHERS. 
Section 6 of the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay 
and Personnel Practices Act (20 U.S.C. 904) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by inserting "(or, if such teacher is 
employed in a supervisory position or higher, not less than 
ten and not more than thirteen)" after "ten"; 
(2) in subsection (d) by striking "of the military department 
concerned" and inserting "of Defense"; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
"(h) The Director of Dependents' Education, in consultation 
with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management— 
"(1) shall establish for teachers a voluntary leave transfer 
program similar to the one under subchapter III of chapter 
63 of title 5, United States Code; and 
"(2) may establish for teachers a voluntary leave bank 
program similar to the one under subchapter IV of chapter 
63 of title 5, United States Code. 
Only leave described in the last sentence of subsection (c) of this 
section (relating to leave that may be used by a teacher for any 
purpose) may be transferred under any program established under 
this subsection.". 
SEC, 2. PROHIBITION ON CASH AWARDS TO CERTAIN FEDERAL OFFI-
CERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 45 of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 4507 the following new sec-
tions: 
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§ 4508. Limitation of awards during a Presidential election 
year 
"(a) For purposes of this section, the term— 
"(1) 'Presidential election period' means any period begin-
ning on June 1 in a calendar year in which the popular election 
of the President occurs, and ending on January 20 following 
the date of such election; and 
"(2) 'senior politically appointed officer' means any officer 
who during a Presidential election period serves— 
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"(A) in a Senior Executive Service position and is not 
a career appointee as defined under section 3132(a)(4); 
or 
"(B) in a position of a confidential or policy-determining 
character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of 
title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 
"(b) No senior politically appointed officer may receive an award 
under the provisions of this subchapter during a Presidential elec-
tion period. 
"§4509. Prohibition of cash award to Executive Schedule 
officers 
"No officer may receive a cash award under the provisions 
of this subchapter, if such officer— 
"(1) serves in— 
"(A) an Executive Schedule position under subchapter 
II of chapter 53; or 
"(B) a position for which the compensation is set in 
statute by reference to a section or level under subchapter 
II of chapter 53; and 
"(2) was appointed to such position by the President, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate.". 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections for chapter 45 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 4507 the following: 
"4508. Limitation of awards during a Presidential election year. 
"4509. Prohibition of cash award to Executive Schedule officers.". 
Approved October 31, 1994. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3499: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 103-598, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Post Office and Civil Service). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 103-396 (Comm. on Governmental Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 140 (1994): 
July 19, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 7, considered and passed Senate, amended. House concurred in Senate 
amendment.