AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE (GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES).

SEC. 103. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE (GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES). (a) Transmittal of Reports.— Section 1213(e) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (3) by striking the comma after “President” and inserting “and”, and by striking “, and the Comptroller General”; and (2) in paragraph (4) by striking the comma after “President” and inserting “and”, and by striking “, and the Comptroller General”. (b) Withholding of Pay.— Section 5512(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking “General Accounting Office” and inserting “employing agency”. (c) Designation of Beneficiary.— Section 5582(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: “An employee may change or revoke a designation at any time under regulations promulgated— “(1) by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management or his designee, in the case of an employee of an executive agency; “(2) jointly by the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or their designee, in the case of an employee of the legislative branch; and “(3) by the Chief Justice of the United States or his or her designee, in the case of an employee of the judicial branch,”, (d) Waiver of Erroneous Payments.— Section 5584 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1) by striking “Comptroller General of the United States” and inserting “authorized official”; and 110 STAT. 3829 (B) in paragraph (2) by inserting “and” at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking subparagraph (B), by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B), and by striking “Comptroller General” in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated) and inserting “authorized official”; (2) in subsection (b) by striking “Comptroller General” and inserting “authorized official”; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(g) For the purpose of this section, the term ‘authorized official’ means— “(1) the head of an agency, with respect to an agency or employee in the legislative branch; or “(2) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, with respect to any other agency or employee”, (e) Regulations and Reports.— Section 5707(b)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Comptroller General of the United States,”. (f) GAO Audit of Agency Compliance.— Section 5(b) of the Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–391; 5 U. S. C. 5707 note) is repealed. (g) Procedures for Deposit of Employees’ Contributions to Retirement Funds.— Sections 8334(a)(2), 8422(c), and 8432(f) of title 5, United States Code, are each amended by striking “Comptroller General of the United States” and inserting “Secretary of the Treasury”. (h) Transmittal of Copy of Report on the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund.— Section 8348(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the last sentence in paragraph (1). (i) Transmittal of Copy of Report on the Thrift Savings Fund.— Section 8438(h) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking “and the Comptroller General of the United States” in the last sentence of paragraph (1), (j) Receipt of Copy of CPA Examination of Thrift Savings Fund.— Section 8439(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking “and the Comptroller General of the United States”.