114 STAT. 1064 PUBLIC LAW 106-303—OCT. 13, 2000 "(iii) has not received a notice of involuntary separation, for misconduct or unacceptable performance, with respect to which final action remains pending; and "(iv) is separated from the service voluntarily during a period with respect to which the Comptroller General determines that the application of this subsection is necessary and appropriate for the purpose of— "(I) realigning the General Accounting Office's workforce in order to meet budgetary constraints or mission needs; "(11) correcting skill imbalances; or "(III) reducing high-grade, managerial, or supervisory positions;". (c) NUMERICAL LIMITATION.—Not to exceed 10 percent of the General Accounting Office's workforce (as of the start of a fiscal year) shall be permitted to take voluntary early retirement in such fiscal year pursuant to this section. (d) REGULATIONS.—The Comptroller General shall prescribe any regulations necessary to carry out this section, including regulations under which an early retirement offer may be made to any employee or group of employees based on— (1) geographic area, organizational unit, or occupational series or level; (2) skills, knowledge, or performance; or (3) such other similar factors (or combination of factors described in this or any other paragraph of this subsection) as the Comptroller General considers necessary and appropriate in order to achieve the purpose involved. 5 USC 5597 note. SEC. 2. VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS. (a) IN GENERAL. — Effective for purposes of the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2003, the authority to provide voluntary separation incentive payments shall be available to the Comptroller General with respect to employees of the General Accounting Office. (b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— The authority to provide voluntary separation incentive payments under this section shall be available in accordance with the provisions of subsections (a)(2)- (e) of section 663 of the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1997, as contained in Public Law 104-208 (5 U.S.C. 5597 note), except that— (1) subsection (a)(2)(D) of such section shall be disregarded; (2) subsection (a)(2)(G) of such section shall be applied by construing the citations therein to be references to the appropriate authorities in connection with employees of the General Accounting Office; (3) subsection (b)(1) of such section shall be applied by substituting "Committee on Government Reform" for "Committee on Government Reform and Oversight"; (4)(A) subsection (b)(2)(A) of such section shall be applied by substituting "eliminated (if any)" for "eliminated"; (B) subsection (b)(2)(C) of such section shall be applied by substituting "such positions or functions as are to be eliminated and such employees as are to be separated" for "the eliminated positions and functions"; and (C) the agency strategic plan referred to in subsection (b) of such section shall, in addition to the information described
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