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 Ill STAT. 1924 PUBLIC LAW 105-85—NOV. 18, 1997 "(B) If the employee is one with respect to whom a remittance would otherwise be required under section 4(a) of the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1994 based on the separation involved, the remittance under this subsection shall be instead of the remittance otherwise required under such section 4(a). "(2) Amounts remitted under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. "(3) For the purposes of this subsection— "(A) the term 'covered employee' means an employee who is subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 and to whom a voluntary separation incentive has been paid under this section on the basis of a separation occurring on or after October 1, 1997; and "(B) the term 'final basic pay' has the meaning given such term in section 4(a)(2) of the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1994.". (b) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—(1) Subsection (e) of section 5597 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking out "September 30, 1999" and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 2001". (2) Section 4436(d)(2) of the Defense Conversion, Reinvestment, and Transition Assistance Act of 1992 (5 U.S.C. 8348 note) is amended by striking out "January 1, 2000" and inserting in lieu thereof "January 1, 2002". SEC. 1107. USE OF APPROVED FIRE-SAFE ACCOMMODATIONS BY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS. (a) PERCENTAGE USE REQUIREMENT. — Section 5707a of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (d) as subsections (b) through (e), respectively; and (2) by inserting after the section heading the following new subsection: "(a)(1) For the purpose of making payments under this chapter for lodging expenses incurred in a State, each agency shall ensure that not less than 90 percent of the commercial-lodging room nights for employees of that agency for a fiscal year are booked in approved places of public accommodation. Regulations. "(2) Each agency shall establish explicit procedures to satisfy the percentage requirement of paragraph (1). "(3) An agency shall be considered to be in compliance with the percentage requirement of paragraph (1) until September 30, 2002, and after that date if travel arrangements of the agency, whether made for civilian employees, members of the uniformed services, or foreign service personnel, are made through travel management processes designed to book commercial lodging in approved places of public accommodation, whenever available.". (b) DEFINITIONS.— Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(f) For purposes of this section: "(1) The term 'agency' does not include the government of the District of Columbia. "(2) The term 'approved places of public accommodation' means hotels, motels, and other places of public accommodation that are listed by the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency as meeting the requirements of the fire

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