Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 4.djvu/92

 108 STAT. 2726 PUBLIC LAW 103-337—OCT. 5, 1994 chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, or subchapter II of chapter 84 of such title; or (3) an employee who is eligible for disability retirement under any of the retirement systems referred to in paragraph (1). (c) RETRAINING INCENTIVE.—(1) Under the pilot program, the Secretary may enter into an agreement with a non-Federal employer under which the non-Federal employer agrees— (A) to employ a person referred to in subsection (a) for at least 12 months for a salary which is mutually agreeable to the employer and such person; and (B) to certify to the Secretary the cost incurred by the employer for any necessary training provided to such person in connection with the employment by that employer. (2) The Secretary shall pay a retraining incentive to the non- Federal employer upon the employee's completion of 12 months of continuous employment by that employer. Subject to subsection (f), the Secretary shall prescribe the amount of the incentive. (3) The Secretary shall pay a prorated amount of the full retraining incentive to the non-Federal employer for an employee who does not remain employed by the non-Federal employer for at least 12 months. (4) In no event may the amount of the retraining incentive paid for the training of any one person under the pilot program exceed the amount certified for that person under paragraph (1). (d) RELOCATION INCENTIVE.— The Secretary may pay a relocation incentive to an eligible employee if it is necessary for the employee to relocate in order to commence employment with a non-Federal employer under the pilot program. Subject to subsection (f), the amount of the incentive shall be equal to the total amount authorized to be paid for travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses under subchapter II of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, including the reimbursements authorized under section 5724b of such title, to a Federal employee being transferred between the same locations as the person paid the incentive. (e) APPROVAL OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. —The Secretary of a military department or the head of a Defense Agency may offer an incentive under the pilot program with the prior approved of the Secretary of Defense or pursuant to a delegation of authority by the Secretary of Defense. (f) LIMITATION. —The total amount of incentives paid in the case of a person under the pilot program may not exceed $10,000. (g) DURATION.—No incentive may be paid under the pilot program for training or relocations commenced after September 30, 1999. (h) DEFINITIONS. —In this section: (1) The term "non-Federal employer" means an employer that is not an Executive agency, as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, or the legislative or judicial branch of the Federal Government. (2) The term "Defense Agenc/' has the meaning given such term in section lOKaXll) of title 10, United States Code.

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