SEC. 2. (A) THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SHALL STUDY AND, WITHIN 12 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF ENACTMENT OF THEIS ACT

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Ms. OAKAR. Mr. Speaker, I tl
the gentlewoman for yielding.
Yes, It has.
Mrs. VUCANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I
thank the gentlewoman from Ohio.
his. OAKAR. Mr. Speaker, if the
gentlewoman will yield further, H.R.
2077 was passed by the House under
suspension of the rules on September
19. The House bill merely extends for
another 2 years the provisions of the
Physicians Comparability Allowance
Act of 1978.
The Senate amendment to H.R. 2077
substitutes an entirely new text which
does the following:
First, it extends the Physicians Com-
parability Allowance Act for 4 more
years, rather than just 2 years;
Second, it waives the repayment of
various amounts to the Government in
the case of 13 Federal physicians who
were paid Senior Executive Service bo-
nuses in excess of the statutory limita-
tion on SES compensation; and
Third. it permanently removes SES
performance awards and Presidential
ranks from the overall SES compensa-
tion cap.
The amendment I am offering today
is a complete substitute for the Senate
amendment. The first section of the
amendment maintains the original
House position and extends the physi-
cians comparability allowance pro-
gram for only 2 years.
Section 2 of the substitute amend-
ment contains two reporting provi-
sions dealing with the Senior Execu-
tive Service.
The first provision directly addresses
the effect of the overall executive
level I cap. Currently, the law provides
a senior executive may not be paid
more than a Cabinet Secretary when
basic pay, Presidential ranks, perform-
ance awards, and physician compara-
bility allowances are all added togeth-
er. In lieu of the Senate amendment,
the substitute amendment directs the
Office of Personnel Management
'(OPM) to study the effect of this cap
on the recruitment, retention, and
morale of the Senior Executive Service
(SES) and report back to Congress
within a year. Once we have the bene-
fit of this report, we can decide wheth-
er a change in this cap is needed.
The second provision imposes re-
porting requirements concerning SES
performance and rank awards. The
committee believes that bonuses
should be awarded to encourage excel-
lence as the statute provides and not
as a general salary supplement. To
insure that this is the case, the amend-
ment provides for annual reports from
OPM on which senior executives re-
ceive performance awards and Presi-
dential ranks, the amount of each
award, the justification for each
award, and the percentage of career
appointees within an agency who re-
ceive awards. With this information,
the committee can conduct vigorous
oversight and insure that SES per-
formance awards and ranks are not
abused.
The substitute amendment does not
include the Senate provision waiving
overpayments to 13 Federal physi-
cians.
(Ms. OAKAR asked and was given
permission to revise and extend her re-
marks.)
Mrs. VUCANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I
withdraw my reservation of objection.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is
there objection to the request of the
gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. OAxna)?
There was no objection.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
Clerk will report the House amend-
ment to the Senate amendment.
The Clerk read the House amend-
ment to the Senate amendment, as fol-
lows:
In lieu of the matter proposed to be in-
serted by the Senate amendment to the text
of the bill, Insert the following:
That (a) section 5948(d) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended-
(1) by striking out "September 30, 1983"
and Inserting In lieu thereof "September 30,
1985"; and
(2) by striking out "September 30, 1985"
and Inserting in lieu thereof "September 30.
1987".
(b) Section 3 of the Federal Physicians
Comparability Allowance Act of 1978 Is
amended by striking out "September 30,
1985" and inserting in lieu thereof "Septem-
H 9223
UTHORIZING APPROPRIATIONS
FOR MARITIME PROGRAMS OF
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPOR-
TATION, 1984
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
ant to House Resolution 352 and rule
XXIII, the Chair declares the House
in the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union for the con-
sideration of the bill, H.R. 2114.
IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
Accordingly . the . House resolved
Itself into the Committee of the
Whole House on the State. of the
Union for the consideration of the bill,
H.R. 2114, to authorize appropriations
for the fiscal year 1984 for certain
maritime programs of the Department
of Transportation, and for other pur-
poses, with Mr. SABO in the -chair.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to the
rule, the first reading of the bill is dis-
pensed with.
Under the rule, the gentleman from,
North Carolina (Mr. JoNEs) will be
recognized for 30 minutes, and the
gentleman from Kentucky (Mr.
SNYDER) will be recognized for 30 min-
utes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman
from North Carolina (Mr. JoNEs).
(Mr. JONES of North Carolina
asked and was given permission to
revise -and extend his remarks.) .
Mr. JONES of North Carolina. Mr.
Chairman, I yield myself such time as
I may consume.
Mr. Chairman, H.R. 2114 is the fiscal
1984 authorization bill for the various
maritime programs of the Department_
of Transportation.
This is a routine maritime adminis-
tration authorization bill. The total
sum authorized is $486,807,000. These'
sums are completely in line with those
requested in the administration's
budget with one small exception. .
The authorized amounts break down
in this way:
First, $401,294,000 for operating dif-
ferential subsidy. These payments .are
given pursuant to a contract between
the Government and certain U.S.-flag
ship operators to reimburse the.opera-
tors for the higher costs they incur be-
cause they operate U.S.-flag ships in-
stead of foreign-flag vessels.
Second, $11,500,000 for research and
development programs of the Mari-
time Administration. . ,
Third. $8,048,000 for national. secu-
rity support capability. This includes
the maintenance of the national de-
fense reserve fleet which provides our
country . with a reserve of vessels
which can be put into service in an
emergency. -
Fourth, $20,266,000 for operation of
the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at
Kings Point, N.Y.
Fifth, $10,668,000 for the U.S. Gov-
ernment contribution to the six State- ?
operated maritime academies.
Sixth, $3,000:000 for the costs of fuel
oil used by the' U.S. Government's
training vessels assigned to the State
agement shall study and, within 12 months
after the date of enactment of this Act,
submit to each House of the Congress a
report on the effect which section 5383(b)
of title 5, United States Code (relating to
the maximum aggregate amount payable to
a member of the Senior Executive Service in
a fiscal year) has had with respect to re-
cruitment, retention, and morale of career
appointees inthe Lpninr Executive Service.
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
"(7) for the preceding fiscal year, by
agency-
"(A) the number of performance awards,
and the number of ranks, conferred, as well
as the respective aggregate amounts paid
for such awards and ranks;
"(B) the percentage of career appointees
in such agency who received any such
award, and the percentage who received any
such rank; and
"(C) the name of each individual who re-
ceived any such award or rank, the award or
rank received, and a brief summary of the
reasons why such individual was selected;"-
Ms. OAKAR (during the reading).
Mr. Speaker, I ask-Unanimous consent
that the House amendment to the
Senate amendment be considered as
read and printed in the RECORD.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is
there objection to the request of the
gentlewoman from Ohio?
There was no objection. -
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is-
there objection to the initial request
of the gentlewoman from Ohio?
There was no objection.
A motion to reconsider was laid on
the, table.
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