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 PUBLIC LAW 104-201—SEPT. 23, 1996 110 STAT. 2739 in paragraph (2) shall be liquidated by payment of a lump-sum for such leave to the employee upon the transfer. "(2) A position referred to in paragraph (1) is a position in a department or agency of the Federal Government outside the Department of Defense or a Department of Defense position that is not located at a Department of Defense installation being closed or realigned as described in section 6304(d)(3) of this title.". (b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (c) of section 5551 of title 5, 5 USC 5551 note. United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall apply with respect to transfers described in such subsection (c) that take effect on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 1612. WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT FOR REPAYMENT OF VOL- UNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAY BY FORMER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EMPLOYEES REEMPLOYED BY THE GOVERNMENT WITHOUT PAY. (a) IN GENERAL. —Section 5597(g) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(5) If the employment is without compensation, the appointing official may waive the repayment.". (b) APPLICABILITY. — The amendment made by subsection (a) 5 USC 5597 note, shall apply with respect to employment accepted on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 1613. SIMPUFICATION OF RULES RELATING TO THE OBSERV- ANCE OF CERTAIN HOLIDAYS. Section 6103 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(d)(1) For purposes of this subsection— "(A) the term 'compressed schedule' has the meaning given such term by section 6121(5); and "(B) the term 'adverse agency impact' has the meaning given such term by section 6131(b). "(2) An agency may prescribe rules under which employees on a compressed schedule may, in the case of a holiday that occurs on a regularly scheduled non-workday for such employees, and notwithstanding any other provision of law or the terms of any collective bargaining agreement, be required to observe such holiday on a workday other than as provided by subsection (b), if the agency head determines that it is necessary to do so in order to prevent an adverse agency impact.". SEC. 1614. REVISION OF CERTAIN TRAVEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES. (a) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO FIRE-SAFE ACCOM- MODATIONS. — (1) Section 5707 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking out subsection (d). (2) Subsection (b) of section 5 of the Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-391; 104 Stat. 751; 5 U.S.C. 5707 note) is repealed. (b) REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON PAYMENT OF LODGING EXPENSES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EMPLOYEES AND OTHER CIVILIANS WHEN ADEQUATE GOVERNMENT QUARTERS ARE AVAILABLE.— (1) Section 1589 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 81 of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to such section.

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