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 107 STAT. 1116 PUBLIC LAW 103-114 —OCT. 26, 1993 5 USC 5948 note. (c) ORDER OF AMENDMENTS. — For purposes of applying the amendments made by this section— (1) the provisions of subsection (bKD shall be treated as having been enacted immediately before the provisions of subsection (b)(2); and (2) the provisions of subsection (b)(2) shall be treated as having been enacted immediately before the provisions of subsection (a). SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. (a) IN GENERAL. —Section 5948 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: President. "(j)(l) Not later than June 30 of each year, the President shall submit to each House of Congress a written report on the operation of this section. Each report shall include, with respect to the year covered by such report, information as to— "(A) which agencies entered into agreements under this section; "(B) the nature and extent of the recruitment or retention problems justifying the use of authority by each agency under this section; "(C) the number of physicians with whom agreements were entered into by each agency; 'i "(D) the size of the allowances and the duration of the agreements entered into; and "(E) the degree to which the recruitment or retention problems referred to in subparagraph (B) were alleviated under this section. "(2) In addition to the information required under paragraph (1), the last report due under this subsection before the expiration of the authority to enter into agreements under this section shall include— "(A) recommendations as to whether or not such authority should be continued beyond September 30, 1997, and, if so, by what period of time; and "(B) the reasons for those recommendations.". 5 USC 5948 note. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The first report under section 5948(j) of title 5, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), shall be due not later than June 30, 1994. Approved October 26, 1993. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2685: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 103-242 (Comm. on Post Office and avil Service). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 139 (1993): Sept. 21, considered and passed House. Oct. 5, considered and passed Senate.

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