Sec. 206. STUDIES BY GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE ON EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES AND ON ASCERTAINMENT OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COSTS
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## SEC. 206 STUDIES BY GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE ON EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES AND ON ASCERTAINMENT OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COSTS ###
(a)Study on Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies ####
(1)Study #####
(A)In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the General Accounting Office shall conduct a study relating to the effects of eliminating the requirement that Federal employees aggrieved by violations of any of the laws specified under section 201(c) exhaust administrative remedies before filing complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. #####
(B)Contents The study shall include a detailed summary of matters investigated, information collected, and conclusions formulated that lead to determinations of how the elimination of such requirement will— ######
(i)expedite handling of allegations of such violations within Federal agencies and will streamline the complaint-filing process; ######
(ii)affect the workload of the Commission; ######
(iii)affect established alternative dispute resolution procedures in such agencies; and ######
(iv)affect any other matters determined by the General Accounting Office to be appropriate for consideration. ####
(2)Report Not later than 90 days after completion of the study required by paragraph (1), the General Accounting Office shall submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Attorney General a report containing the information required to be included in such study. ###
(b)Study on Ascertainment of Certain Costs of the Department of Justice in Defending Discrimination and Whistleblower Cases ####
(1)Study Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the General Accounting Office shall conduct a study of the methods that could be used for, and the extent of any administrative burden that would be imposed on, the Department of Justice to ascertain the personnel and administrative costs incurred in defending in each case arising from a proceeding identified under section 201(a)
(1)and (2). ####
(2)Report Not later than 90 days after completion of the study required by paragraph (1), the General Accounting Office shall submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate a report containing the information required to be included in the study. ###
(c)Studies on Statutory Effects on Agency Operations ####
(1)In general Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the General Accounting Office shall conduct— #####
(A)a study on the effects of section 201 on the operations of Federal agencies; and #####
(B)a study on the effects of section 13 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 612) on the operations of Federal agencies. ####
(2)Contents Each study under paragraph
(1)shall include, with respect to the applicable statutes of the study— #####
(A)a summary of the number of cases in which a payment was made in accordance with section 2414, 2517, 2672, or 2677 of title 28, United States Code, and under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code; #####
(B)a summary of the length of time Federal agencies used to complete reimbursements of payments described under subparagraph (A); and #####
(C)conclusions that assist in making determinations on how the reimbursements of payments described under subparagraph
(A)will affect— ######
(i)the operations of Federal agencies; ######
(ii)funds appropriated on an annual basis; ######
(iii)employee relations and other human capital matters; ######
(iv)settlements; and ######
(v)any other matter determined by the General Accounting Office to be appropriate for consideration. ####
(3)Reports Not later than 90 days after the completion of each study under paragraph (1), the General Accounting Office shall submit a report on each study, respectively, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Attorney General. ###
(d)Study on Administrative and Personnel Costs Incurred by the Department of the Treasury ####
(1)In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the General Accounting Office shall conduct a study on the extent of any administrative and personnel costs incurred by the Department of the Treasury to account for payments made in accordance with section 2414, 2517, 2672, or 2677 of title 28, United States Code, and under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, as a result of— #####
(A)this Act; and #####
(B)the Contracts Dispute Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 601 note; Public Law 95–563). ####
(2)Report Not later than 90 days after the completion of the study under paragraph (1), the General Accounting Office shall submit a report on the study to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Attorney General. **[**[5 U.S.C. 2301 note](/us/usc/t5/s2301)**]**
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- 41 USC 612
- 41 USC 601
- Pub. L. 95-563
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Sec. 206
STUDIES BY GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE ON EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES AND ON ASCERTAINMENT OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COSTS
Cite41 USC 612
Cite41 USC 601
Pub. L.Pub. L. 95-563
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