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SEC. 1313. PERMANENT EXTENSION, REVISION, AND EXPANSION OF AUTHORITIES
FOR USE OF VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAY AND
VOLUNTARY EARLY RETIREMENT.
(a) Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments.--
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(2) [5 U.S.C. 3521 note] Administrative office of
the united states courts.--The Director of the
Administrative Office of the United States Courts may,
by regulation, establish a program substantially
similar to the program established under paragraph (1)
for individuals serving in the judicial branch.
(3) [5 U.S.C. 3521 note] Continuation of other
authority.--Any agency exercising any voluntary
separation incentive authority in effect on the
effective date of this subsection may continue to offer
voluntary separation incentives consistent with that
authority until that authority expires.
(4) [5 U.S.C. 3521 note] Effective date.--This
subsection shall take effect 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act.
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(b) Federal Employee Voluntary Early Retirement.--
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(3) [5 U.S.C. 8336 note] General accounting office
authority.--The amendments made by this subsection
shall not be construed to affect the authority under
section 1 of Public Law 106-303 (5 U.S.C. 8336 note;
114 State. 1063).
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(5) [5 U.S.C. 8336 note] Regulations.--The Office
of Personnel Management may prescribe regulations to
carry out this subsection.
(c) [5 U.S.C. 3521 note] Sense of Congress.--It is the
sense of Congress that the implementation of this section is
intended to reshape the Federal workforce and not downsize the
Federal workforce.
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