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[H.R. 3499 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.3499

                       One Hundred Third Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
 the twenty-fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-
                                  four


                                 An Act

  
 
  To amend the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel 
Practices Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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 OFFICERS.
    (a) In General.--Chapter 45 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 4507 the following new sections:
``Sec. 4508. Limitation of awards during a Presidential election year
    ``(a) For purposes of this section, the term--
        ``(1) `Presidential election period' means any period beginning 
    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--
            ``(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 election 
period.
``Sec. 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.''.







                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.







                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.