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 112 STAT. 2456 PUBLIC LAW 105-275—OCT. 21, 1998 (iii) 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. (C) For purposes of subparagraph (A) (but not subparagraph (B)), the term "employment" includes employment under a personal services contract with the United States. Deadline. (7) Not later than January 15, 1999, the Public Printer shall Regulations. prescribe regulations to carry out this subsection. (d) RETRAINING, JOB PLACEMENT, AND COUNSELING SERVICES.— (1) In this subsection, the term "employee"— (A) means an employee of the Government Printing Office; and (B) shall not include— (i) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, or another retirement system for employees of the Government; or (ii) an employee who is employed on a temporary when actually employed basis. (2) The Public Printer may establish a program to provide retraining, job placement, and counseling services to employees and former employees. (3) A former employee may not participate in a program established under this subsection, if— (A) the former employee was separated from service with the Government Printing Office for more than 1 year; or (B) the separation was by removal for cause on charges of misconduct or delinquency. (4) Retraining costs for the program established under this subsection may not exceed $5,000 for each employee or former employee. (e) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.— (1) The Public Printer— (A) may use employees of the Government Printing Office to establish and administer programs and carry out the provisions of this section; and (B) may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, to carry out such provisions— (i) not subject to the 1 year of service limitation under such section 3109(b); and (ii) at rates for individuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title. (2) Funds to carry out subsections (a) and (c) may be expended only from funds available for the basic pay of the employee who is receiving the applicable payment. (3) Funds to carry out subsection (d) may be expended from any funds made available to the Public Printer. 40 USC I66i. SEC. 310. The Architect of the Capitol— Deadline. (1) shall develop and implement a cost-effective energy conservation strategy for all facilities currently administered by Congress to achieve a net reduction of 20 percent in energy consumption on the congressional campus compared to fiscal year 1991 consumption levels on a Btu-per-gross-square-foot basis not later than 7 years after the enactment of this Act;

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