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 108 STAT. 118 PUBLIC LAW 103-226—MAR. 30, 1994 (d) LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS.—The amount of total payments made under this section may not exceed $1,000,000. SEC. 8. SUBSEQUENT EMPLOYMENT AND REPAYMENT OF SEPARA- TION PAYMENT. (a) DEFENSE AGENCY SEPARATION PAY. — Section 5597 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "(g)(1) An employee who receives separation pay under this section on the basis of a separation occurring on or after the date of the enactment of the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1994 and accepts employment with the Government of the United States within 5 years after the date of the separation on which payment of the separation pay is based shall be reauired to repay the entire amount of the separation pay to the aefense agency that paid the separation pay. "(2) If the employment is with an Executive agency, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management may, at the request of the head of the agency, waive the repayment if the individual involved possesses unique abilities and is the only qualified applicant available for the position. "(3) If the employment is with an entity in the legislative branch, the head of the entity or the appointing official may waive the repayment if the individual involved possesses uniq[ue abilities and is the only qualified applicant available for the position. "(4) If the employment is with the judicial branch, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts may waive the repayment if the individual involved possesses unique abilities and is the only qualified applicant available for the position.". (b) CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY SEPARATION PAYMENT.— Section 2(b) of the Central Intelligence Agency Voluntary Separation 50 USC 403-4 Pay Act (Public Law 103-36; 107 Stat. 104) is amended by adding at the end the following: "An employee who receives separation pay under this section on the basis of a separation occurring on or after the date of the enactment of the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1994 and accepts employment with the Government of the United States within 5 years after the date of the separation on which payment of the separation pay is based shall be required to repay the entire amount of the separation pay to the Central Intelligence Agency. If the employment is with an Executive agency (as defined by section 105 of title 5, United States Code), the Director of the Office of Personnel Management may, at the request of the head of the agency, waive the repayment if the individual involved possesses unique abilities and is the only qualified applicant available for the position. If the employment is with an entity in the legislative branch, the head of the entity or the appointing official may waive the repayment if the individual involvea possesses unique abilities and is the only qualified applicant available for the position. If the employment is with the judicial branch, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts may waive the repayment if the individual involved possesses unique abilities and is the only qualified applicant available for the position.". SEC. 9. STANDARDIZATION OF WITHDRAWAL OPTIONS FOR THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN PARTICIPANTS. (a) PARTICIPATION IN THE THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN. — Section 8351(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— note.

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