Pub. L. 105-275, tit. III, sec. 308

Sec. 308. (a) Severance Pay for Employees of the Architect of the Capitol.— Section 5595(a) of title 5, United States Code, as amended by section 310 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(F), by striking “, but only with respect to the United States Senate Restaurants”; and (2) in paragraph (2), in clause (viii) in the matter following subparagraph (B), by striking “of the United States Senate Restaurants.” (b) Early Retirement for Employees of the Architect of the Capitol.— Section 310(b)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 (40 U.S.C. 174j–1(b)(1)) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “of the United States Senate Restaurants”; and (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking “1999;” and inserting “1999 (or, in the case of an individual who is not an employee of the United States Senate Restaurants, on or after the date of the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999 and before October 1, 2001);”. (c) Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments for Employees of the Architect of the Capitol.— Section 310(c) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 (40 U.S.C. 174j–1(c)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking “of the United States Senate Restaurants”; and 112 STAT. 2453 (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking “not more than 50”; (B) by striking “1999” and inserting “1999 (or, in the case of an individual who is not an employee of the United States Senate Restaurants, on or after the date of the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999 and before October 1, 2001)”; and (C) by adding at the end the following new sentence: “The number of employees of the United States Senate Restaurants to whom voluntary separation incentive payments may be offered under the program established under the previous sentence may not exceed 50.”; (3) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and (4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: “(4) (A) No voluntary separation incentive payment may be paid under this section on or after the date of enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999, unless the Architect of the Capitol submits a plan described under subparagraph (B) to the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives and such committees approve the plan. “(B) The plan referred to under subparagraph (A) shall include — “(i) the positions and functions to be reduced or eliminated, identified by organizational unit, occupational category, and pay or grade level; “(ii) the number and amounts of voluntary separation incentive payments to be offered; and “(iii) a description of how the Architect of the Capitol will operate without the eliminated positions and functions. “(5) (A) In addition to any other payments which the Architect of the Capitol is required to make under subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, the Architect of the Capitol shall remit to the Office of Personnel Management for deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to 15 percent of the final basic pay of each employee who is covered under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to whom a voluntary separation incentive has been paid under this section. This subparagraph shall not apply to any employee of the United States Senate Restaurants. “(B) For the purpose of this paragraph, the term ‘final basic pay’, with respect to an employee— “(i) means the total amount of basic pay which would be payable for a year of service by such employee, computed using the employee’s final rate of basic pay; and “(ii) includes an appropriate adjustment to the amount computed under clause (i) if the employee is last serving on other than a full-time basis.”. (d) Retraining, Job Placement, and Counseling Services for Employees of the Architect of the Capitol.— Section 310(e) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 (40 U.S.C. 174j–1(e)) is amended— 112 STAT. 2454 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking “of the United States Senate Restaurants”; and (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking “the United States Senate Restaurants of”.