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 99 STAT. 1758

PUBLIC LAW 99-234—JAN. 2, 1986

investigative, or similar capacity, or members of such employee's immediate family, is threatened as a result of the employee's assigned duties, the head of the agency concerned may approve appropriate subsistence payments for the employee or members of the employee's family (or both) while occupying temporary living accommodations at or away from the employee's designated post of duty. "(b) When a situation described in subsection (a) of this section requires the employee or members of the employee's family (or both) to be temporarily relocated away from the employee's designated post of duty, the head of the agency concerned may approve transportation expenses to and from such alternate location.". (b) The analysis for chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item pertaining to section 5706 the following new item: "5706a. Subsistence and travel expenses for threatened personnel.".

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SEC. 104. Section 5707 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting "(1)" immediately after "(a)"; (2) by inserting the following at the end of subsection (a): Regulations. "(2) Regulations promulgated to implement section 5702 or 5706a Effective date. of this title shall be transmitted to the appropriate committees of Ante, pp. 1756, the Congress and shall not take effect until 30 days after such 1757. transmittal."; and (3) by inserting at the end thereof the following new subsection: Transportation. "(c)(1) The Administrator of General Services shall periodically, but at least every 2 years, submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget an analysis of estimated total agency payments for such items as travel and transportation of people, average costs and duration of trips, and purposes of official travel; and of estimated total agency pa5niients for employee relocation. This analysis shall be based on a sampling survey of agencies each of which spent more than $5,000,000 during the previous fiscal year on travel and transportation payments, including payments for employee relocation. Agencies shall provide to the Administrator the necessary information in a format prescribed by the Administrator and approved by the Director. "(2) The requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall Expiration date. expire upon the Administrator's submission of the analysis that includes the fiscal year that ends September 30, 1991.". SEC. 105. Section 5724a of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out "instead o f each place it appears in subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) and inserting in lieu thereof "or"; (2) by striking out "maximum per diem rates prescribed by or Regulations. under section 5702 of this title" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "maximum pa3anent permitted under Ante, p. 1756. regulations which implement section 5702 of this title"; and (3) by striking out "average daily rates" in subsection (a)(3) and inserting in lieu thereof "daily rates and amounts". SEC. 106. (a) Subchapter II of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: 5 USC 5734.

"§ 5734. Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses of employees transferred from the Postal Service "Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, officers and employees of the United States Postal Service promoted or trans-

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