[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1532 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1532

   To provide for the continuing operation of the Office of Federal 
  Investigations of the Office of Personnel Management, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 26, 1996

   Mr. Simon introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
           referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for the continuing operation of the Office of Federal 
  Investigations of the Office of Personnel Management, 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 OF THE 
              OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.

    (a) In General.--During the 2-year period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act--
            (1) the Office of Federal Investigations of the Office of 
        Personnel Management shall continue performing all functions 
        performed by the Office of Federal Investigations on the date 
        of the enactment of this Act; and
            (2) the number of full-time equivalent positions within the 
        Office of Federal Investigations shall not be reduced.
    (b) Report.--On the date occurring 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the General Accounting Office and the Office of 
Personnel Management shall submit a report to the Congress that shall 
examine the potential consequences of the termination of the Office of 
Federal Investigations and the privatization of the functions of the 
Office, including--
            (1) an analysis of--
                    (A) national security concerns;
                    (B) quality assurances relating to such functions;
                    (C) the maintenance of individual privacy; and
                    (D) the access to information by private 
                investigators;
            (2) a cost benefit analysis of the privatization of such 
        functions; and
            (3) any recommendations relating to such termination or 
        privatization.
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