[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1825 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1825

   To extend the authority for relocation expenses test programs for 
               Federal employees, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 21, 2009

 Mr. Lieberman (for himself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                   Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To extend the authority for relocation expenses test programs for 
               Federal employees, 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. RELOCATION EXPENSES TEST PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 5739 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (3);
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or extended'' after 
                ``approved''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or extension'' after ``of the 
                program'';
            (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c)(1) An agency authorized to conduct a test program under 
subsection (a) shall annually submit a report on the results of the 
program to date to the Administrator.
    ``(2) Not later than 3 months after completion of a test program, 
the agency conducting the program shall submit a final report on the 
results of the program to the Administrator and the appropriate 
committees of Congress.'';
            (4) in subsection (d), by striking ``10'' and inserting 
        ``12''; and
            (5) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
    ``(e)(1) The Administrator may not approve any test program for an 
initial period of more than 4 years.
    ``(2)(A) Upon the request of the agency administering a test 
program, the Administrator may extend the program.
    ``(B) An extension under subparagraph (A) may not exceed 4 years.
    ``(C) The Administrator may exercise more than 1 extension under 
subparagraph (A) with respect to any test program.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on October 31, 
2009.
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