Civil Service Miscellaneous Amendments Act of 1984
PL 98-224 (H.R.4336), enacted 03/02/1984

PUBLIC LAW 98-224—MAR. 2, 1984 
98 STAT. 47 
Public Law 98-224 
98th Congress 
An Act 
To make certain miscellaneous changes in laws relating to the civil service. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SHORT TITLE 
SECTION I. This Act may be cited as the "Civil Service Miscella-
neous Amendments Act of 1983". 
Mar. 2, 1984 
[H.R. 4336] 
Civil Service 
Miscellaneous 
Amendments 
Act of 1983. 
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REAPPOINTMENT OF FORMER ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES 
SEC. 2. Section 3323(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
"(b)(1) Notwithstanding other statutes, an annuitant as defined by 
section 8331 of this title receiving annuity from the Civil Service 5 USC 8331. 
Retirement and Disability Fund is not barred by reason of his 
retired status from employment in an appointive position for which 
the annuitant is qualified. An annuitant so reemployed, other than 
an annuitant reappointed under paragraph (2) of this subsection, 
serves at the will of the appointing authority. 
"(2) Subject to such regulations as the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management may prescribe, any annuitant to whom the 
first sentence of paragraph (1) of this subsection applies and who has 
served as an administrative law judge pursuant to an appointment 
under section 3105 of this title may be reappointed an administra- 5 USC 3105. 
tive law judge under such section for a specified period or for such 
period as may be necessary for such administrative law judge to 
conduct and complete the hearing and disposition of one or more 
specified cases. The provisions of this title that apply to or with 
respect to administrative law judges appointed under section 3105 of 
this title shall apply to or with respect to administrative law judges 
reappointed under such section pursuant to the first sentence of this 
paragraph.". 
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY 
SEC. 3. (a) Section 7104(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "The 
Chairman is the chief executive and administrative officer of the 
Authority.". 
(b) Section 7104(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
"(c) A member of the Authority shall be appointed for a term of 5 
years. An individual chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed for 
the unexpired term of the member replaced. The term of any 
member shall not expire before the earlier of— 
"(1) the date on which the member's successor takes office, or 
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"(2) the last day of the Congress beginning after the date on 
which the member's term of office would (but for this para-
graph) expire.". 
ARBITRATION AWARDS 
SEC. 4. Section 7122(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
"(b) If no exception to an arbitrator's award is filed under subsec-
tion (a) of this section during the 30-day period beginning on the 
date the award is served on the party, the award shall be final and 
binding. An agency shall take the actions required by an arbitrator's 
final award. The award may include the payment of backpay (as 
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provided in section 5596 of this title).". 
EXECUTIVE EXCHANGE PROGRAM 
SEC. 5. (a) Section 4108 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(d) For purposes of this section, 'training' includes a private 
sector assignment of an employee participating in the Executive 
Exchange Program of the President's Commission on Executive 
Exchange.". 
(b)(1) Section 1304(e)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking out clause (ii); and 
(B) by striking out "(i)". 
(2) Section 4109 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(d)(1) The revolving fund referred to in section 1304(e)(1) of this 
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title shall be available to the Executive Exchange Program of the 
President's Commission on Executive Exchange without fiscal year 
limitation— 
"(A) for the costs of education and related travel of partici-
pants in such program; and 
"(B) for printing, without regard to section 501 of title 44; and 
"(C) in such amounts as may be specified in appropriations 
Acts, for entertainment expenses. 
"(2) Participation fees which the President's Commission on Ex-
ecutive Exchange may impose and collect for participation in its 
Executive Exchange Program (including the balance of any partici-
pation fees collected under former section 1304(e)(l)(ii) of this title as 
of the effective date of this subsection) shall be credited to the 
revolving fund.". 
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98 STAT. 49 
AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT 
SEC. 6. The Department of the Navy is authorized to continue 
operation of the personnel demonstration project authorized by 
section 4703 of title 5, United States Code, at the Naval Weapons 
Center, China Lake, California, and at the Naval Ocean Systems 
Center, San Diego, California, until September 30, 1990, without 
regard to section 4703(d)(1) of such title. 
Approved March 2, 1984. 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4336: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 129 (1983): Nov. 16, considered and passed House. 
Vol. 130 (1984): Feb. 9, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Feb. 21, House concurred in Senate amendments. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 20, No. 9 (1984): 
Mar. 2, Presidential statement. 
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