[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 148 (Wednesday, November 30, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: November 30, 1994]
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                DEFENSE DEPARTMENT OVERSEAS TEACHER PAY

  The text of the bill (H.R. 3499) to amend the Defense Department 
Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act, as passed by the 
Senate on October 7, 1994, is as follows:

                               H.R. 3499

       Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives 
     (H.R. 3499) entitled ``An Act to amend the Defense Department 
     Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act'', do pass 
     with the following amendment:
       Page 2 after line 12, insert:

     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.''.

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