[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3189 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3189

 To delay the privatization of the Office of Federal Investigations of 
 the Office of Personnel Management in order to allow sufficient time 
    for a thorough review to be conducted as to the feasibility and 
    desirability of any such privatization, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 28, 1996

  Mr. Davis (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Moran) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                    Government Reform and Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
 To delay the privatization of the Office of Federal Investigations of 
 the Office of Personnel Management in order to allow sufficient time 
    for a thorough review to be conducted as to the feasibility and 
    desirability of any such privatization, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. CONTINUATION OF THE OFFICE OF FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS.

    (a) In General.--During the 2-year period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act--
            (1) the Office of Federal Investigations shall continue to 
        perform all functions performed by such Office on the day 
        before the date of the enactment of this Act; and
            (2) the number of full-time equivalent positions within the 
        Office of Federal Investigations may not be reduced in 
        connection with any efforts to terminate such Office or to 
        privatize any of its functions.
    (b) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the General Accounting Office and the Office of Personnel 
Management shall each submit to the Congress a report on the 
feasibility and desirability of terminating the Office of Federal 
Investigations and privatizing its functions. Each such report shall 
include--
            (1) with respect to the proposed termination and 
        privatization, an analysis of any concerns relating to--
                    (A) national security;
                    (B) quality assurance;
                    (C) maintenance of individual privacy; and
                    (D) access to sensitive information by private 
                investigators;
            (2) a cost-benefit analysis of the proposed termination and 
        privatization;
            (3) findings as to the feasibility and desirability of the 
        proposed termination and privatization; and
            (4) if appropriate, recommendations as to how any such 
        termination or privatization should be effected.
    (c) Office of Federal Investigations.--For purposes of this Act, 
the term ``Office of Federal Investigations'' means the Office of 
Federal Investigations of the Office of Personnel Management.
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