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 PUBLIC LAW 100-598—NOV. 3, 1988

102 STAT. 3031

Public Law 100-598 100th Congress An Act To reauthorize the Office of Government Ethics, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. REFERENCES.

Nov. 3, 1988 [S. 2344] Government organization and employees.

Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION.

Section 405 is amended to read as follows: "There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this title and for no other purpose— "(1) not to exceed $2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989; and "(2) not to exceed $3,500,000 for each of the 5 fiscal years thereafter.".

Appropriation authorization. 5 USC app.

SEC. 3. OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS TO FUNCTION INDEPENDENTLY. (a) ESTABLISHMENT AS A SEPARATE EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—Section

401(a) is amended by striking out "in the Office of Personnel 5 USC app. Management an office to be known as" and inserting "an executive agency to be known as". O> APPOINTMENT AND CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.—Section 401 is t)

amended by adding at the end the following: "(c) The Director may— "(1) appoint officers and employees, including attorneys, in accordance with chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code; and "(2) contract for financial and administrative services (including those related to budget and accounting, financial reporting, personnel, and procurement) with the General Services Administration, or such other Federal agency as the Director determines appropriate, for which payment shall be made in advance, or by reimbursement, from funds of the Office of Government Ethics in such amounts as may be agreed upon by the Director and the head of the agency providing such services. Contract authority under paragraph (2) shall be effective for any fiscal year only to the extent that appropriations are available for that purpose.". SEC. 4. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 is amended by adding after section 407 the following:

5 USC app.

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