LIMITATIONS ON BACK PAY AWARDS.

SEC. 1104. LIMITATIONS ON BACK PAY AWARDS. (a) In General.— Section 5596(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: 112 STAT. 2142 “(4) The pay, allowances, or differentials granted under this section for the period for which an unjustified or unwarranted personnel action was in effect shall not exceed that authorized by the applicable law, rule, regulations, or collective bargaining agreement under which the unjustified or unwarranted personnel action is found, except that in no case may pay, allowances, or differentials be granted under this section for a period beginning more than 6 years before the date of the filing of a timely appeal or, absent such filing, the date of the administrative determination.”. (b) Conforming Amendment.— Section 7121 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(h) Settlements and awards under this chapter shall be subject to the limitations in section 5596(b)(4) of this title..”.