PUBLIC LAW 102-190—DEC. 5, 1991 105 STAT. 1391 "(2) Authority under this subsection may not be exercised with respect to a justice or judge of the United States, as defined in section 451 of title 28. "(i)(l) If warranted by circumstsinces described in subsection (g)(D (A) or (B) (as applicable), an official or committee designated in paragraph (2) shall, with respect to the employees specified in the applicable subparagraph of such paragraph, have the same waiver authority as would be available to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, or a duly authorized agency head, under subsection (g) with respect to an employee of an Executive agency. "(2) Authority under this subsection may be exercised— "(A) with respect to an employee of an agency in the legislative branch, by the head of such agency; "(B) with respect to an employee of the House of Representatives, by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and "(C) with respect to an employee of the Senate, by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. "(3) Any exercise of authority under this subsection shall be in conformance with such written policies and procedures as the agency head, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate (as applicable) shall prescribe, consistent with the provisions of this subsection. "(j) For the purpose of subsections (g) through (i), 'Executive agency' shall not include the General Accounting Office.". (2) Section 5531 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (A) in paragraph (2) by striking "and" after the semicolon; (B) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding after paragraph (3) the following: "(4) 'agency in the legislative branch' means the General Accounting Office, the Government Printing Office, the Library of Congress, the Office of Technology Assessment, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, the United States Botanic Garden, and the Congressional Budget Office; "(5) 'employee of the House of Representatives' means a congressional employee whose pay is disbursed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives; "(6) 'employee of the Senate' means a congressional employee whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate; and "(7) 'congressional employee' has the meaning given that term by section 2107 of this title, excluding an employee of an agency in the legislative branch.". (b) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM. — (1) Section 8344 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "(j)(l) If warranted by circumstances described in subsection (i)(D (A) or (B) (as applicable), the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall, with respect to an employee in the judicial branch, have the same waiver authority as would be available to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, or a duly authorized agency head, under subsection (i) with respect to an employee of an Executive ^ency. "(2) Authority under this subsection may not be exercised with respect to a justice or judge of the United States, as defined in section 451 of title 28.
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