§ 5739. Authority for relocation expenses test programs

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1998

   Travel and Transportation Reform Act of 1998

   Pub. L. 105–264 § 5(b) · 112 Stat. 2350

   Enacted · 5 U.S.C. § 5739

   Added Pub. L. 105–264, § 5(b), Oct. 19, 1998, 112 Stat. 2355

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 105–264, § 5(b), Oct. 19, 1998, 112 Stat. 2355

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Relocation Expenses Test Programs.— Subchapter II of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: “§ 5739. Authority for relocation expenses test programs “(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, under a test program which the Administrator of General Services determines to be in the interest of the Government and approves, an agency may pay through the proper disbursing official for a period not to exceed 24 months any necessary relocation expenses in lieu of any payment otherwise authorized or required under this subchapter. An agency shall include in any request to the Administrator for approval of such a test program an analysis of the expected costs and benefits and a set of criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the program. “(2) Any test program conducted under this section shall be designed to enhance cost savings or other efficiencies that accrue to the Government. “(3) Nothing in this section is intended to limit the authority of any agency to conduct test programs. “(b) The Administrator shall transmit a copy of any test program approved by the Administrator under this section to the appropriate committees of the Congress at least 30 days before the effective date of the program. “(c) An agency authorized to conduct a test program under Reports. Deadline. subsection (a) shall provide to the Administrator and the appropriate committees of the Congress a report on the results of the program no later than 3 months after completion of the program. “(d) No more than 10 test programs under this section may be conducted simultaneously. “(e) The authority to conduct test programs under this section Expiration date. shall expire 7 years after the date of the enactment of the Travel and Transportation Reform Act of 1998.”.

2. 2006

   Pub. L. 109–325 § 1(a)(1) · 120 Stat. 1760

   Struck · 5 U.S.C. § 5739(a)(1)

   Pub. L. 109–325, § 1(a)(1), struck out “for a period not to exceed 24 months” after “disbursing official”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 109–325, § 1(a)(1), struck out “for a period not to exceed 24 months” after “disbursing official”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking “for a period not to exceed 24 months”; and

3. 2006

   Pub. L. 109–325 § 1(a)(2) · 120 Stat. 1760

   Substituted · 5 U.S.C. § 5739(e)

   Pub. L. 109–325, § 1(a)(2), substituted “11 years” for “7 years”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 109–325, § 1(a)(2), substituted “11 years” for “7 years”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in subsection (e), by striking “7 years” and inserting “11 years”.

4. 2009

   Pub. L. 111–112 § 1(a)(1) · 123 Stat. 3024

   Struck · 5 U.S.C. § 5739(a)(3)

   Pub. L. 111–112, § 1(a)(1), struck out par. (3) which read as follows: “Nothing in this section is intended to limit the authority of any agency to conduct test programs.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 111–112, § 1(a)(1), struck out par. (3) which read as follows: “Nothing in this section is intended to limit the authority of any agency to conduct test programs.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (3);

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 111–112, § 1(b), Nov. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 3025, provided that: “This section [amending this section] shall take effect on December 18, 2009.”

5. 2009

   Pub. L. 111–112 § 1(a)(2) · 123 Stat. 3024

   Inserted · 5 U.S.C. § 5739(b)

   Pub. L. 111–112, § 1(a)(2), inserted “or extended” after “approved” and “or extension” after “of the program”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 111–112, § 1(a)(2), inserted “or extended” after “approved” and “or extension” after “of the program”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by inserting “or extended” after “approved”; and (B) by inserting “or extension” after “of the program”;

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 111–112, § 1(b), Nov. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 3025, provided that: “This section [amending this section] shall take effect on December 18, 2009.”

6. 2009

   Pub. L. 111–112 § 1(a)(3) · 123 Stat. 3024

   1. Added · 5 U.S.C. § 5739(c)

      Pub. L. 111–112, § 1(a)(3), added subsec. (c)

   2. Struck · 5 U.S.C. § 5739(c)

      Pub. L. 111–112, § 1(a)(3), struck out former subsec. (c) which read as follows: “An agency authorized to conduct a test program under subsection (a) shall provide to the Administrator and the appropriate committees of the Congress a report on the results of the program no later than 3 months after completion of the program.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 111–112, § 1(a)(3), added subsec. (c) and struck out former subsec. (c) which read as follows: “An agency authorized to conduct a test program under subsection (a) shall provide to the Administrator and the appropriate committees of the Congress a report on the results of the program no later than 3 months after completion of the program.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: “(c) (1) Deadlines. Reports. An agency authorized to conduct a test program under subsection (a) shall annually submit a report on the results of the program to date to the Administrator. “(2) Not later than 3 months after completion of a test program, the agency conducting the program shall submit a final report on the results of the program to the Administrator and the appropriate committees of Congress.” ;

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 111–112, § 1(b), Nov. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 3025, provided that: “This section [amending this section] shall take effect on December 18, 2009.”

7. 2009

   Pub. L. 111–112 § 1(a)(4) · 123 Stat. 3024

   Substituted · 5 U.S.C. § 5739(d)

   Pub. L. 111–112, § 1(a)(4), substituted “12” for “10”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 111–112, § 1(a)(4), substituted “12” for “10”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (4) in subsection (d), by striking “10” and inserting “12”; and

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 111–112, § 1(b), Nov. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 3025, provided that: “This section [amending this section] shall take effect on December 18, 2009.”

8. 2009

   Pub. L. 111–112 § 1(a)(5) · 123 Stat. 3024

   1. Added · 5 U.S.C. § 5739(e)

      Pub. L. 111–112, § 1(a)(5), added subsec. (e)

   2. Struck · 5 U.S.C. § 5739(e)

      Pub. L. 111–112, § 1(a)(5), struck out former subsec. (e) which read as follows: “The authority to conduct test programs under this section shall expire 11 years after the date of the enactment of the Travel and Transportation Reform Act of 1998.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 111–112, § 1(a)(5), added subsec. (e) and struck out former subsec. (e) which read as follows: “The authority to conduct test programs under this section shall expire 11 years after the date of the enactment of the Travel and Transportation Reform Act of 1998.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (5) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: “(e) (1) The Administrator may not approve any test program for an initial period of more than 4 years. “(2) (A) Upon the request of the agency administering a test program, the Administrator may extend the program. “(B) An extension under subparagraph (A) may not exceed 4 years. “(C) The Administrator may exercise more than 1 extension under subparagraph (A) with respect to any test program.” .

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 111–112, § 1(b), Nov. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 3025, provided that: “This section [amending this section] shall take effect on December 18, 2009.”

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