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 PUBLIC LAW 106-113—APPENDIX B 113 STAT. 1501A-113 the enactment of this provision: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African Development Foundation Act, in exceptional circumstances the board of directors of the Foundation may waive the $250,000 limitation contained in that section with respect to a project: Provided further. That the Foundation shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations in advance of exercising such waiver authority. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION SEC. 578. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to provide equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation. VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVES FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEC. 579. (a) DEFINITIONS. —For the purposes of this section— (1) the term "agency" means the United States Agency for International Development; (2) the term "Administrator" means the Administrator, United States Agency for International Development; and (3) the term "employee" means an employee (as defined by section 2105 of title 5, United States Code) who is employed by the agency, is serving under an appointment without time limitation, and has been currently emploj^ed for a continuous period of at least 3 years, but does not include— (A) 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 agency; (B) an employee having a disability on the basis of which such employee is or would be eligible for disability retirement under the applicable retirement system referred to in subparagraph (A); (C) an employee who is to be separated involuntarily for misconduct or unacceptable perfoncnance, and to whom specific notice has been given with respect to that separation; (D) an employee who has previously received any voluntary separation incentive payment by the Cxovernment of the United States under this section or any other authority and has not repaid such payment; (E) an employee covered by statutory reemployment rights who is on transfer to another organization; or (F) any employee who, during the 24-month period preceding the date of separation, received a recruitment or relocation bonus under section 5753 of title 5, United States Code, or who, within the 12-month period preceding the date of separation, received a retention allowance under section 5754 of such title 5, United States Code. (b) AGENCY STRATEGIC PLAN.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, before obligating any resources for voluntary separation incentive payments under this section, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and the Office of Management and Budget a strategic plan outlining the intended use of such incentive payments and

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