NASA Flexibility Act of 2003 - (Sec. 2) Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 to provide the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration the authority to compensate certain excepted personnel at the basic rate payable for level III of the Executive Schedule.
(Sec. 3) Amends Federal employee provisions to establish separate workforce authorities and personnel provisions for NASA.
Requires the NASA Administrator, before exercising any such authorities, to submit to specified congressional committees a written workforce plan that shall be developed in consultation with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Requires the plan to, among other things, describe: (1) NASA's critical needs (important requirements that NASA is unable to fulfill because it lacks the appropriate employees); (2) the employee functions or positions needed to address those critical needs; (3) the methods to determine if the newly established workforce authorities have successfully addressed each critical need; (4) changes to improve NASA recruitment of highly qualified individuals for fulfilling critical needs; and (5) any reforms to NASA's workforce management practices recommended by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board. Requires the plan, as well as plan modifications, to be submitted to all NASA employees 60 days in advance of implementation. Requires plans to also be submitted to NASA employee representatives and the Administrator to give recommendations from such representatives full and fair consideration. Requires: (1) the current workforce plan to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget whenever a NASA performance plan is so submitted for any year; and (2) the Administrator, within six years, to submit to the Committees on Government Reform, Science, and Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Governmental Affairs, Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate (the appropriate committees of Congress) an evaluation and analysis of the actions taken under this section.
Includes among NASA workforce authorities the authority to: (1) pay recruitment, redesignation, relocation, and retention bonuses in exchange for service agreements; (2) make term appointments of one to six years and permanent conversions; (3) fix basic rates of pay for critical positions; and (4) extend intergovernmental personnel act assignments to up to four years.
Provides the Administrator the authority to involve in demonstration projects not more than 8,000 individuals (currently, not more than 5,000 individuals).
Directs the Administrator to establish a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Science and Technology Scholarship Program to award scholarships to individuals in return for contractual agreements under which such individuals agree to serve as full-time NASA employees for two years for each year of such scholarships. Requires such students to be U.S. citizens and not Federal employees. Prohibits: (1) the scholarship from lasting more than four academic years, unless the Administrator grants a waiver; and (2) scholarship amounts from exceeding college or university attendance costs. Requires repayment of full scholarship amounts for students who fail to maintain a high level of academic standing, who are dismissed for disciplinary reasons, or who do not successfully complete their program of study. Requires the student to begin the required service period within 60 days after obtaining the educational degree, unless the Administrator defers such obligation. Authorizes appropriations for such Program.
Authorizes the Administrator to appoint directly to the General Schedule of Compensation for Federal Employees in GS-7 through 12 positions individuals in professional and research fields who meet specified educational requirements. Provides for the consideration of veterans' preference eligibles who meet the criteria for appointment ahead of non-preference eligibles and requires public notice of vacancies.
Authorizes the Administrator to pay the travel, transportation, and relocation expenses of certain new appointees to the same extent and in the same manner as the payment of such expenses for transferred employees.
Allows the Administrator to deem a period of qualified non-Federal career service of an individual as an equal period of service performed as a Federal employee for purposes of annual leave eligibility. Continues to apply such a period of non-Federal service as if it were service performed as an employee so long as that individual serves in or under NASA. Requires that all NASA senior executives and other senior-level employees accrue annual leave at the maximum rate of one day for each bi-weekly period.
Permits the appointment of temporary Senior Executive Service (SES) appointees to career reserved positions, but only if: (1) such a position is vacant as a result of the separation of the incumbent or the temporary absence of the incumbent due to illness, training, or reassignment; or (2) such position is or would be difficult to fill in any other manner because it is likely to be eliminated within the next two years. Prohibits such appointments from exceeding two years. Permits the extension of such an appointment for as long as necessary to meet such a vacancy, but not to exceed one year, and not if the position is or would be difficult to fill in any other manner because it is likely to be eliminated within the next two years. Limits, at any time, the number of NASA career reserved positions that are filled by limited SES emergency appointees to ten percent of the total number of SES positions authorized for NASA. Entitles such an appointee who was so temporarily appointed from a civil service position held under a career or career-conditional appointment to be reemployed, upon completion of the temporary appointment, in the position from which such individual was so appointed (or an equivalent position). Disallows appointments of temporary SES appointees to NASA career reserved positions without the prior approval of OPM if the appointee is to be appointed from: (1) outside the Federal Government; or (2) a civil service position held under an appointment other than a career or career-conditional appointment; or (3) is a senior executive, but not a career appointee.
Authorizes the Administrator, with the approval of OPM, to set the pay of an employee paid under the General Schedule at any step within the pay range for the grade of the position if such employee possesses unusually high or unique qualifications and is assigned new duties (without a change of position) or to a new position. Requires the Administrator, before setting any employee's pay under this section, to submit a pay plan to OPM and the appropriate committees of Congress.
(Sec. 4) Expresses the sense of Congress that NASA should conduct, in accordance with current antidiscrimination law, a continuing program for the recruitment of members of minority groups for positions in NASA to carry out the policy set forth in such law.
[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1085 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1085
To make certain workforce authorities available to the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 5, 2003
Mr. Boehlert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on Government
Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To make certain workforce authorities available to the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NASA Flexibility Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN EXCEPTED PERSONNEL.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 203(c)(2) of the
National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2473(c)(2)(A)) is
amended by striking ``the highest rate of grade 18 of the General
Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended,'' and inserting
``the rate of basic pay payable for level III of the Executive
Schedule,''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take
effect on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after
the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. WORKFORCE AUTHORITIES.
The National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2451 and
following) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``TITLE V--WORKFORCE AUTHORITIES
``definitions
``Sec. 501. For purposes of this title--
``(1) the term `employee' means an individual employed in
or under the Administration;
``(2) the term `appropriate committees of Congress' means--
``(A) the Committee on Science and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
``(B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate;
``(3) the term `critical need' means a specific and
important requirement of the Administration's mission that the
Administration is unable to fulfill because the Administration
lacks the appropriate employees either because of the inability
to fill positions or because employees do not possess the
requisite skills;
``(4) the term `Workforce Plan' means the plan required
under section 502(a); and
``(5) the term `redesignation bonus' means a bonus under
section 504 paid to an individual described in subsection
(a)(2) thereof.
``planning, notification, and reporting requirements
``Sec. 502. (a) Not later than 90 days before first exercising any
of the workforce authorities made available by this title, the
Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a
written plan, which shall include a description of--
``(1) each critical need of the Administration and the
criteria used in its identification;
``(2) the functions, approximate number, and classes or
other categories of positions or employees that address
critical needs and that would be eligible for each authority
proposed to be exercised under section 503, and how the
exercise of those authorities with respect to the eligible
positions or employees involved would address each critical
need identified under paragraph (1);
``(3) any critical need identified under paragraph (1)
which would not be addressed by the authorities made available
by section 503, and the reasons why those needs would not be so
addressed;
``(4) the specific criteria to be used in determining which
individuals may receive the benefits described in sections 504,
505, and 506 (including, in the case of sections 504 and 505,
the criteria for granting bonuses in the absence of a critical
need), and how the level of those benefits will be determined;
``(5) the safeguards or other measures that will be applied
to ensure that this title is carried out in a manner consistent
with merit system principles;
``(6) the means by which employees will be afforded the
notification required under subsection (b) and the third
sentence of subsection (c)(1), respectively; and
``(7) the methods that will be used to determine if the
authorities exercised under section 503 have successfully
addressed each critical need identified under paragraph (1).
``(b) Not later than 60 days before first exercising any of the
workforce authorities made available by this title, the Administrator
shall provide to all employees the Workforce Plan, along with any
additional information which the Administrator considers appropriate.
``(c)(1) The Administrator may from time to time modify the
Workforce Plan. Not later than 90 days before implementing any such
modifications, the Administrator shall submit a description of the
proposed modifications to the appropriate committees of Congress. Not
later than 60 days before implementing any such modifications, the
Administrator shall provide an appropriately modified plan to all
employees of the Administration.
``(2) Any reference in this title or any other provision of law to
the Workforce Plan shall be considered to include any modification made
in accordance with this subsection.
``(d) None of the workforce authorities made available by section
503 may be exercised in a manner inconsistent with the Workforce Plan.
``(e) Not later than 6 years after the date of enactment of this
title, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress an evaluation and analysis of the actions taken by the
Administration under this title, including--
``(1) an evaluation, using the methods described in
subsection (a)(7), of whether the authorities exercised under
section 503 successfully addressed each critical need
identified under subsection (a)(1);
``(2) to the extent that they did not, an explanation of
the reasons why any critical need (apart from the ones under
subsection (a)(3)) was not successfully addressed; and
``(3) recommendations for how the Administration could
address any remaining critical need and could prevent those
that have been addressed from recurring.
``(f) Whenever the Administration submits its performance plan
under section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to the Office of
Management and Budget for any year, the Administration shall at the
same time submit a copy of such plan to the appropriate committees of
Congress.
``workforce authorities
``Sec. 503. (a) The workforce authorities made available by this
title are as follows:
``(1) The authority to pay recruitment, redesignation, and
relocation bonuses, as provided by section 504.
``(2) The authority to pay retention bonuses, as provided
by section 505.
``(3) The authority to apply subchapter II of chapter 35 of
title 5, United States Code (relating to voluntary separation
incentive payments), as added by section 1313(a)(1)(A) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296), in
accordance with section 506.
``(4) The authority to make term appointments and to take
related personnel actions, as provided by section 507.
``(5) The authority to fix rates of basic pay for critical
positions, as provided by section 508.
``(6) The authority to extend intergovernmental personnel
act assignments, as provided by section 509.
``(b) No authority under this title may be exercised with respect
to any officer who is appointed by the President, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate.
``(c) Unless specifically stated otherwise, all authorities
provided under this title are subject to section 5307 of title 5,
United States Code. For purposes of applying such section 5307, cash
payments made under authority of this title shall be treated in the
same way as if they had instead been made under the corresponding
provisions of such title 5 (if any).
``recruitment, redesignation, and relocation bonuses
``Sec. 504. (a) Notwithstanding section 5753 of title 5, United
States Code, the Administrator may pay a bonus to an individual, in
accordance with the Workforce Plan and subject to the limitations in
this section, if the Administrator determines that the Administration
would be likely, in the absence of a bonus, to encounter difficulty in
filling a position, and if the individual--
``(1) is newly appointed as an employee of the Federal
Government;
``(2) is currently employed by the Federal Government and
is newly appointed to another position in the same geographic
area; or
``(3) is currently employed by the Federal Government and
must relocate to a different geographic area to accept a
position with the Administration.
``(b) If the position is described as addressing a critical need in
the Workforce Plan pursuant to section 502(a)(2), the amount of a bonus
may not exceed--
``(1) 50 percent of the employee's annual rate of basic pay
(including comparability payments under sections 5304-5304a of
title 5, United States Code) as of the beginning of the service
period multiplied by the service period specified pursuant to
subsection (d)(1)(A); or
``(2) 100 percent of the employee's annual rate of basic
pay (including comparability payments under sections 5304-5304a
of title 5, United States Code) as of the beginning of the
service period.
``(c) If the position is not described as addressing a critical
need in the Workforce Plan pursuant to section 502(a)(2), the amount of
a bonus may not exceed--
``(1) 25 percent of the employee's annual rate of basic pay
(including comparability payments under sections 5304-5304a of
title 5, United States Code) as of the beginning of the service
period multiplied by the service period specified pursuant to
subsection (d)(1)(A); or
``(2) 100 percent of the employee's annual rate of basic
pay (including comparability payments under sections 5304-5304a
of title 5, United States Code) as of the beginning of the
service period.
``(d)(1) Payment of a bonus under this section shall be contingent
upon the individual entering into a service agreement with the
Administration. The service agreement shall, at a minimum, set forth--
``(A) the required service period;
``(B) the method of payment, including a payment schedule;
the method of payment may include a lump-sum payment,
installment payments, or a combination thereof;
``(C) the amount of the bonus and the basis for calculating
such amount; and
``(D) the conditions under which the agreement may be
terminated before the agreed-upon service period has been
completed, and the effect of the termination.
``(2) For purposes of determinations under subsections (b)(1) and
(c)(1), the employee's service period shall be expressed as the number
equal to the full years and twelfth parts thereof, rounding the
fractional part of a month to the nearest twelfth part of a year. The
service period may not be less than 6 months and may not exceed 4
years.
``(3) A bonus under this section may not be considered to be part
of the basic pay of an employee.
``(e) Before paying a bonus under this section, the Administration
shall establish a plan for paying recruitment, redesignation, and
relocation bonuses, subject to approval by the Office of Personnel
Management.
``(f) The Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees
of Congress, not later than February 28 of each year, a summary of all
bonuses paid under subsections (b) and (c) during the previous calendar
year. Such summary shall include the number of bonuses paid, the total
amount of bonuses paid, and the average percentage used in calculating
the total average bonus amount, under each such subsection.
``retention bonuses
``Sec. 505. (a) Notwithstanding section 5754 of title 5, United
States Code, the Administrator may pay a bonus to an employee, in
accordance with the Workforce Plan and subject to the limitations in
this section, if the Administrator determines that--
``(1) the unusually high or unique qualifications of the
employee or a special need of the Administration for the
employee's services makes it essential to retain the employee;
and
``(2) the employee would be likely to leave in the absence
of a retention bonus.
``(b) If the position is described as addressing a critical need in
the Workforce Plan pursuant to section 502(a)(2), the amount of a bonus
may not exceed 50 percent of the employee's annual rate of basic pay
(including comparability payments under sections 5304-5304a of title 5,
United States Code).
``(c) If the position is not described as addressing a critical
need in the Workforce Plan pursuant to section 502(a)(2), the amount of
a bonus may not exceed 25 percent of the employee's annual rate of
basic pay (including comparability payments under sections 5304-5304a
of title 5, United States Code).
``(d)(1) Payment of a bonus under this section shall be contingent
upon the employee entering into a service agreement with the
Administration. The service agreement shall, at a minimum, set forth--
``(A) the required service period;
``(B) the method of payment, including a payment schedule;
the method of payment may include a lump-sum payment,
installment payments, or a combination thereof;
``(C) the amount of the bonus and the basis for calculating
such amount; and
``(D) the conditions under which the agreement may be
terminated before the agreed-upon service period has been
completed, and the effect of the termination.
``(2) The employee's service period shall be expressed as the
number equal to the full years and twelfth parts thereof, rounding the
fractional part of a month to the nearest twelfth part of a year. The
service period may not be less than 6 months and may not exceed 4
years.
``(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a service agreement is not
required if the Administration pays a bonus in biweekly installments
and sets the installment payment at the full bonus percentage rate
established for the employee with no portion of the bonus deferred. In
this case, the Administration shall inform the employee in writing of
any decision to change the retention bonus payments. The employee shall
continue to accrue entitlement to the retention bonus through the end
of the pay period in which such written notice is provided.
``(e) A bonus under this section may not be considered to be part
of the basic pay of an employee.
``(f) An employee is not entitled to a retention bonus under this
section during a service period previously established for that
employee under section 5753 of title 5, United States Code, or under
section 504.
``(g) Before paying a bonus under this section, the Administration
shall establish a plan for paying retention bonuses, subject to
approval by the Office of Personnel Management.
``(h) The Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees
of Congress, not later than February 28 of each year, a summary of all
bonuses paid under subsections (b) and (c) during the previous calendar
year. Such summary shall include the number of bonuses paid, the total
amount of bonuses paid, and the average percentage used in calculating
the total average bonus amount, under each such subsection.
``voluntary separation incentive payments
``Sec. 506. (a) In applying subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5,
United States Code, the Administrator may provide for voluntary
separation incentive payments in excess of the dollar-amount limitation
that would otherwise apply under section 3523(b)(3)(B) of such title,
subject to subsection (b).
``(b) Voluntary separation incentive payments described in
subsection (a)--
``(1) may not exceed 50 percent of the annual rate of basic
pay of the employee receiving such payments (computed
disregarding any comparability payments under sections 5304-
5304a of title 5, United States Code);
``(2) may not, in any calendar year, be made to more than--
``(A) 10 employees; or
``(B) such greater number of employees as the
Administrator may, with the approval of the Office of
Management and Budget, establish in lieu of the number
specified in subparagraph (A) following notification to
the appropriate committees of Congress;
``(3) may not be made to an employee if the employee has
within the last 12 months received, or if the employee is then
receiving, a bonus or allowance under section 5753 or 5754 of
title 5, United States Code, or under section 504 or 505; and
``(4) may be made only if the position in which the
employee is serving addresses a critical need identified in the
Workforce Plan pursuant to section 502(a)(2).
``(c)(1) The proposed use of workforce authorities in this section
shall be included in the plan required by section 3522 of title 5,
United States Code.
``(2) Whenever the Office of Personnel Management approves the
Administration's plan required in such section 3522, the Administration
shall submit a copy of the approved plan to the appropriate committees
of Congress within 15 days after the date on which it is so approved.
``term appointments
``Sec. 507. (a) The Administrator may authorize term appointments
within the Administration made under authority of subchapter I of
chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, for a period of not less
than 1 year and not more than 6 years.
``(b) Notwithstanding chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, or
any other provision of law relating to the examination, certification,
and appointment of individuals in the competitive service, the
Administrator may convert an employee serving under a term appointment
to a permanent appointment in the competitive service within the
Administration without further competition if--
``(1) such individual was appointed under open, competitive
examination pursuant to provisions of subchapter I of chapter
33 of title 5, United States Code, to the term position;
``(2) the announcement for the term appointment from which
the conversion is made stated that there was potential for
subsequent conversion to a career-conditional or career
appointment;
``(3) the employee has completed at least 2 years of
current continuous service under a term appointment in the
competitive service;
``(4) the employee's performance under such term
appointment was at least fully successful or equivalent; and
``(5) the position to which such employee is being
converted under this section is in the same occupational
series, is in the same geographic location, and provides no
greater promotion potential than the term position for which
the competitive examination was conducted.
``(c) Notwithstanding chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, or
any other provision of law relating to the examination, certification,
and appointment of individuals in the competitive service, the
Administrator may convert an employee serving under a term appointment
to a permanent appointment in the competitive service within the
Administration through internal competitive promotion procedures if the
conditions under paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (b) are met.
``(d) An employee converted under this section becomes a career-
conditional employee, unless the employee has otherwise completed the
service requirements for career tenure.
``(e) An employee converted to career or career-conditional
employment under this section acquires competitive status upon
conversion.
``(f) Not later than February 28 of each year, the Administrator
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress--
``(1) the total number of term appointments converted
during the previous calendar year; and
``(2) of that total number, the number of conversions that
were made to address a critical need described in the Workforce
Plan pursuant to section 502(a)(2).
``pay authority for critical positions
``Sec. 508. (a) For the purpose of this section, the term
`position' means--
``(1) a position to which chapter 51 of title 5, United
States Code, applies, including a position in the Senior
Executive Service;
``(2) a position under the Executive Schedule under
sections 5312-5317 of title 5, United States Code;
``(3) a position established under section 3104 of title 5,
United States Code; or
``(4) a senior-level position to which section 5376(a)(1)
of title 5, United States Code, applies.
``(b) Authority under this section--
``(1) may be exercised only with respect to a position
which is described as addressing a critical need in the
Workforce Plan pursuant to section 502(a)(2), and which
requires expertise of an extremely high level in a scientific,
technical, professional, or administrative field;
``(2) may be exercised only to the extent necessary to
recruit or retain an individual exceptionally well qualified
for the position; and
``(3) may be exercised only in retaining employees of the
Administration or in appointing individuals who were not
employees of another Federal agency as defined by section
5102(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code.
``(c)(1) Notwithstanding section 5377 of title 5, United States
Code, the Administrator may fix the rate of basic pay for a position in
the Administration in accordance with this section. The Administrator
may not delegate this authority.
``(2) The number of positions with pay fixed under this section may
not exceed 10 at any time.
``(d)(1) The rate of basic pay fixed under this section may not be
less than the rate of basic pay (including any comparability payments)
which would otherwise be payable for the position involved if this
section had never been enacted.
``(2) The annual rate of basic pay fixed under this section may not
exceed the per annum rate of salary payable under section 104 of title
3, United States Code.
``(3) Notwithstanding any provision of section 5307 of title 5,
United States Code, in the case of an employee who, during any calendar
year, is receiving pay at a rate fixed under this section, no
allowance, differential, bonus, award, or similar cash payment may be
paid to such employee if, or to the extent that, when added to basic
pay paid or payable to such employee (for service performed in such
calendar year as an employee in the executive branch or as an employee
outside the executive branch to whom chapter 51 of such title 5
applies), such payment would cause the total to exceed the per annum
rate of salary which, as of the end of such calendar year, is payable
under section 104 of title 3, United States Code.
``(e) The Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees
of Congress, not later than February 28 of each year, the number of
critical pay positions that were established and the number of critical
pay positions that were disestablished during the previous calendar
year.
``assignments under the intergovernmental personnel act mobility
program
``Sec. 509. For purposes of applying the third sentence of section
3372(a) of title 5, United States Code (relating to the authority of
the head of a Federal agency to extend the period of an employee's
assignment to or from a State or local government, institution of
higher education, or other organization), the Administrator may, with
the concurrence of the employee and the government or organization
concerned, take any action which would be allowable if such sentence
had been amended by striking `two' and inserting `four'.
``enhanced demonstration project authority
``Sec. 510. When conducting a demonstration project at the
Administration, section 4703(d)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code,
may be applied by substituting `such numbers of individuals as
determined by the Administrator' for `not more than 5,000 individuals'.
``termination
``Sec. 511. The workforce authorities under section 503 shall
terminate as of October 1, 2009, except that nothing in this section
shall--
``(1) affect any bonus payment under sections 504 or 505
agreed to by the employee and the Administration before the
termination date;
``(2) prevent an employee from being allowed to complete a
term appointment made under section 507(a) if the appointment
was made before the termination date;
``(3) prevent the Administrator from converting any term
employees to career or career-conditional status under section
507 if the term appointment was made before the termination
date;
``(4) prevent an employee from continuing to receive a rate
of basic pay fixed under section 508 before the termination
date; or
``(5) prevent an employee assigned under section 3372 of
title 5, United States Code, from completing the extended term
made under section 509 if the extension was made before the
termination date.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 14.
Mr. Boehlert asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Science, Space and Technology have until 4:00 p.m. on Aug. 29 to file a report on H.R. 1085. Agreed to without objection.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science. H. Rept. 108-244, Part I.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science. H. Rept. 108-244, Part I.
House Committee on Government Reform Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Aug. 4, 2003.
Committee on Government Reform discharged.
Committee on Government Reform discharged.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 134.