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than 30 days.''.
(2) Effective date.--Subject to paragraph (3), the
amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to all
reduction-in-force actions taking effect on or after--
(A) the 180th day following the date of the
enactment of this Act; or
(B) if earlier, the date the Comptroller General
issues the regulations required under such amendment.
(3) Savings provisions.--If, before the effective date
determined under paragraph (2), specific notice of a reduction-
in-force action is given to an individual in accordance with
section 1 of chapter 5 of GAO Order 2351.1 (dated February 28,
1996), then, for purposes of determining such individual's
rights in connection with such action, the amendment made by
paragraph (1) shall be treated as if it had never been enacted.
(b) Authority To Permit Voluntary Separations To Avoid Reductions
in Force.--
(1) In general.--Section 732 of title 31, United States
Code (as amended by subsection (a)), is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(i) The regulations under subsection (h) shall include provisions
under which, at the discretion of the Comptroller General, the
opportunity to separate voluntarily (in order to permit the retention
of an individual occupying a similar position) shall, with respect to
the General Accounting Office, be available to the same extent and in
the same manner as described in subsection (f)(1)-(4) of section 3502
of title 5 (with respect to the Department of Defense or a military
department).''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 4. SENIOR-LEVEL POSITIONS.
(a) Critical Positions.--
(1) In general.--Title 31, United States Code, is amended
by inserting after section 732 the following:
``Sec. 732a. Critical positions
``(a) The Comptroller General may establish senior-level positions
to meet critical scientific, technical or professional needs of the
General Accounting Office. An individual serving in such a position
shall--
``(1) be subject to the laws and regulations applicable to
the General Accounting Office Senior Executive Service under
section 733 of this title, with respect to rates of basic pay,
performance awards, ranks, carry over of annual leave,
benefits, performance appraisals, removal or suspension, and
reductions in force;
``(2) have the same rights of appeal to the General
Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board as are provided to
the Office Senior Executive Service;
``(3) be exempt from the same provisions of law as are made
inapplicable to the Office Senior Executive Service under
section 733(d) of this title, except for section 732(e) of this
title;
``(4) be entitled to discontinued service retirement under
chapter 83 or 84 of title 5 as if a member of the Office Senior
Executive Service; and
``(5) be subject to reassignment by the Comptroller General
to any position in the Office Senior Executive Service under
section 733 of this title, as the Comptroller General
determines necessary and appropriate.
``(b) Senior-level positions under this section may include
positions referred to in section 731(d), (e)(1), or (e)(2) of this
title.''.
(2) Numerical limitation applies.--Section 732(c)(4) of
title 31, United States Code, is amended--
(A) by inserting ``(including senior-level
positions under section 732a of this title)'' after
``129 positions''; and
(B) by striking ``title);'' and inserting ``title
and senior-level positions described in section 732a(b)
of this title);''.
(3) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter
7 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 732 the following:
``732a. Critical positions.''.
(b) Reassignment to Senior-Level Positions.--Section 733(a) of
title 31, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (6);
(2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
``(7) allowing the Comptroller General to reassign an
officer or employee in the Office Senior Executive Service to
any senior-level position established under section 732a of
this title, as the Comptroller General determines necessary and
appropriate; and''.
SEC. 5. EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.
Section 731(e) of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``not more than 3 years''
and inserting ``terms of not more than 3 years, but which shall
be renewable''; and
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``level V'' and inserting
``level IV''.
SEC. 6. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Annual Reports.--The Comptroller General shall include in each
report submitted to Congress under section 719(a) of title 31, United
States Code, during the 5-year period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act--
(1) a review of all actions taken pursuant to sections 1
through 3 of this Act during the period covered by the report,
including--
(A) the number of officers or employees who
separated from service pursuant to section 1 or 2, or
who were released pursuant to a reduction in force
conducted under the amendment made by section 3, during
such period;
(B) an assessment of the effectiveness and
usefulness of those sections in contributing to the
agency's ability to carry out its mission, meet its
performance goals, and fulfill its strategic plan; and
(C) with respect to the amendment made by section
3, an assessment of the impact such amendment has had
with respect to preference eligibles, including--
(i) whether a disproportionate number or
percentage of preference eligibles were
included among those who became subject to
reduction-in-force actions as a result of such
amendment;
(ii) whether a disproportionate number or
percentage of preference eligibles were in fact
released pursuant to reductions in force under
such amendment; and
(iii) to the extent that either of the
foregoing is answered in the affirmative, the
reasons for the disproportionate impact
involved (particularly, whether such amendment
caused or contributed to the disproportionate
impact involved); and
(2) recommendations for any legislation which the
Comptroller General considers appropriate with respect to any
of those sections.
(b) Three-Year Assessment.--Not later than 3 years after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to
the Congress a report concerning the implementation and effectiveness
of this Act. Such report shall include--
(1) a summary of the portions of the annual reports
required under subsection (a);
(2) recommendations for continuation of section 1 or 2 or
any legislative changes to section 1 or 2 or the amendment made
by section 3; and
(3) any assessment or recommendations of the General
Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board or of any interested
groups or associations representing officers or employees of
the General Accounting Office.
(c) Preference Eligible Defined.--For purposes of this section, the
term ``preference eligible'' has the meaning given such term under
section 2108(3) of title 5, United States Code.
Passed the House of Representatives September 19, 2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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