[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5037 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5037

  To authorize the establishment of a program of voluntary separation 
    incentive payments for nonjudicial employees of the District of 
   Columbia courts and employees of the District of Columbia Public 
                           Defender Service.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 21, 2016

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the establishment of a program of voluntary separation 
    incentive payments for nonjudicial employees of the District of 
   Columbia courts and employees of the District of Columbia Public 
                           Defender Service.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Courts and 
Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR PROGRAM OF VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE 
              PAYMENTS FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 17 of title 11, District of Columbia 
Official Code, is amended by inserting after section 11-1726 the 
following new section:
``Sec. 11-1726A. Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments
    ``The Joint Committee on Judicial Administration may, by 
regulation, establish a program substantially similar to the program 
established under subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, United States 
Code, for nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of chapter 17 of 
title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 11-1726 the following new item:

``11-1726A. Voluntary separation incentive payments.''.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR PROGRAM OF VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE 
              PAYMENTS FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC DEFENDER 
              SERVICE.

    Section 305 of the District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal 
Procedure Act of 1970 (sec. 2-1605, D.C. Official Code) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) The Director may establish a program substantially similar to 
the program established under subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, 
United States Code, for employees of the Service.''.
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