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 123STA T . 3 0 2 4PUBLIC LA W 111 – 112 —NOV .30, 200 9PublicLaw1 11 – 11 2 111 thCongres s A n Act Toext e nd t h e au tho ri t yf or re l o c ation ex p en s es test pro g ra m s for F ederal employees , and for other purposes .Beit e nac te dby t h e S enate and Hous eo fR e pr esentati v es of the U nited States of Am erica in C on g ress assemb l ed ,SECTION1.R E L OC A TION E XP ENSES TEST PRO G RA M S. (a)INGE NE RAL.—Section5739 o f tit l e5 ,U nite d State sC ode, isa m ended— ( 1 )ins ub section (a), b y st r i k in gp aragrap h (3) ( 2 ) in subsection (b)— ( A ) by inserting ‘ ‘or e x tended ’ ’ after ‘‘appro v ed’’; and ( B ) by inserting ‘‘or extension’’ after ‘‘of the program’’; (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the follo w ing ‘‘(c)(1) An agency authori z ed to conduct a test program under subsection (a) shall annually submit a report on the results of the program to date to the Administrator. ‘‘(2) N ot later than 3 months after completion of a test program, the agency conducting the program shall submit a final report on the results of the program to the Administrator and the appro - priate committees of Congress.’’; ( 4 ) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘1 0 ’’ and inserting ‘‘12’’; and (5) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: ‘‘(e)(1) T he Administrator may not approve any test program for an initial period of more than 4 years. ‘‘(2)(A) Upon the re q uest of the agency administering a test program, the Administrator may extend the program. ‘‘(B) An extension under subparagraph (A) may not exceed 4 years. ‘‘(C) The Administrator may exercise more than 1 extension under subparagraph (A) with respect to any test program.’’. Deadlin e s.R e port s. N o v . 30,2 00 9[S . 18 2 5]