intergovernmental, personnel act amendments

intergovernmental, personnel act amendments Sec. 602. (a) Section 208 of the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4728) is amended— (1) by striking out the section heading and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “transfer of functions and administration of merit policies”; (2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection: “(b) In accordance with regulations of the Office of Personnel Management, Federal agencies may require as a condition of participation in assistance programs, systems of personnel administration consistent with personnel standards prescribed by the Office for positions engaged in carrying out such programs. The standards shall— “(1) include the merit principles in section 2 of this Act; “(2) be prescribed in such a manner as to minimize Federal intervention in State and local personnel administration.”; and 92 STAT. 1189 (3) by striking out the last subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following new subsection. “(h) Effective one year after the date of the enactment of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, all statutory personnel requirements established as a condition of the receipt of Federal grants-in-aid by State and local governments are hereby abolished, except— “(1) requirements prescribed under laws and regulations referred to in subsection (a) of this section; “(2) requirements that generally prohibit discrimination in employment or require equal employment opportunity; “(3) the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276 et seq.); and “(4) chapter 15 of title 5, United States Code, relating to political activities of certain State and local employees.”. (b) Section 401 of such Act (84 Stat. 1920) is amended by striking out “governments and institutions of higher education” and inserting in lieu thereof “governments, institutions of higher education, and other organizations”. (c) Section 403 of such Act (84 Stat. 1925) is amended by inserting “(a)” after “403.”, and by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(b) Effective beginning on the effective date of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, the provisions of section 314(f) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 246(f)) applicable to commissioned officers of the Public Health Service Act are hereby repealed.”. (d) Section 502 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4762) is amended in paragraph (3) by inserting “the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,” before “and a territory or possession of the United States,”. (e) Section 506 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4766) is amended— (1) in subsection (b) (2), by striking out “District of Columbia” and inserting in lieu thereof “District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands”; and (2) in subsection (b) (5), by striking out “and the District of Columbia” and inserting in lieu thereof “, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands”.