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 PUBLIC LAW 107-273—NOV. 2, 2002 116 STAT. 1779 "(C) The information required under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in the report required in fiscal year 2005 and thereafter.". SEC. 206. ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL CRIMINAL LAWS BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. Section 535 of title 28, United States Code, is amended in subsections (a) and (b), by replacing "title 18" with "Federal criminal law", and in subsection (b), by replacing "or complaint" the 1st place it appears with "matter, or complaint witnessed, discovered, or", and by inserting "or the witness, discoverer, or recipient, as appropriate," after "agency,". SEC. 207. STRENGTHENING LAW ENFORCEMENT IN UNITED STATES TERRITORIES, COMMONWEALTHS, AND POSSESSIONS. (a) EXTENDED ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE. —Chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subchapter IV, by inserting at the end the following: "§ 5757. Extended assignment incentive "(a) The head of an Executive agency may pay an extended assignment incentive to an employee if— "(1) the employee has completed at least 2 years of continuous service in 1 or more civil service positions located in a territory or possession of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; "(2) the agency determines that replacing the employee with another employee possessing the required qualifications and experience would be difficult; and "(3) the agency determines it is in the best interest of the Government to encourage the employee to complete a specified additional period of employment with the agency in the territory or possession, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, except that the total amount of service performed in a particular territory, commonwealth, or possession under 1 or more agreements established under this section may not exceed 5 years. " (b) The sum of extended assignment incentive payments for a service period may not exceed the greater of— "(1) an amount equal to 25 percent of the annual rate of basic pay of the employee at the beginning of the service period, times the number of years in the service period; or "(2) $15,000 per year in the service period. "(c)(1) Payment of an extended assignment incentive shall be contingent upon the employee entering into a written agreement with the agency specifying the period of service and other terms and conditions under which the extended assignment incentive is payable. "(2) The agreement shall set forth the method of payment, including any use of an initial lump-sum payment, installment payments, or a final lump-sum payment upon completion of the entire period of service. "(3) The agreement shall describe the conditions under which the extended assignment incentive may be canceled prior to the

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