110 STAT. 3828 PUBLIC LAW 104-316—OCT. 19, 1996 (b) WAIVER OF ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS IN THE SENATE. —Section 2(a) of the Act of July 25, 1974 (Public Law 93-359; 88 Stat. 394; 2 U.S.C. 130c(a)) is amended— (1) in the first sentence by striking ", if the claim is not the subject of an exception made by the Comptroller General in the account of any accountable officer or official"; and (2) in the third sentence by striking "shall" the first place it appears and inserting "may". (c) WAIVER OF ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS IN THE HOUSE OF REP- RESENTATIVES.—Section 3(a) of the Act of July 25, 1974 (Public Law 93-359; 88 Stat. 395; 2 U.S.C. 130d(a)) is amended, in the first sentence, by striking ", if the claim is not the subject of an exception made by the Comptroller General in the account of any accountable officer or official". (d) REPORT ON SEQUESTRATION OF FUNDS TO MEET DEFICIT REDUCTION GOALS. —Section 254 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 904) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking: "30 days later GAO compliance report."; and (2) in subsection (i), by striking "On the date specified in subsection (a)" and inserting "Upon request of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives or the Senate". 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
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