(1) With respect to any individual employed in the Panama Canal Company or the Canal Zone Government—
(A) who is transferred—
(i) to a position in the Commission; or
(ii) to a position in an Executive agency or in the Smithsonian Institution the permanent duty station of which is in the Republic of Panama (including the area known before October 1, 1979, as the Canal Zone); or
(B) who is separated by reason of a reduction in force on September 30, 1979, and is appointed to a position in the Commission before April 1, 1980;
the terms and conditions of employment set forth in paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be generally no less favorable, on or after the date of the transfer referred to in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph or the date of the appointment referred to in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, as the case may be, than the terms and conditions of employment with the Panama Canal Company and Canal Zone Government on September 30, 1979, or, in the case of a transfer described in subparagraph (A)(ii) of this paragraph which takes place before that date, on the date of the transfer.
(2) The terms and conditions of employment referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection are the following:
(A), (B) Repealed.
(C) premium pay and night differential;
(D) reinstatement and restoration rights;
(E) injury and death compensation benefits;
(F) to (H) Repealed.
(I) reduction-in-force rights;
(J) an employee grievance system, and the right to appeal adverse and disciplinary actions and position classification actions;
(K) veterans' preference eligibility;
(L) holidays;
(M) saved pay provisions; and
(N) severance pay benefits.
Any individual described in subsection (a)(1)(B) of this section who would have met the service requirement for early retirement benefits under
(1)
(2)
(3)(A) The head of a department or agency of the United States may grant a sabbatical to any teacher to whom paragraph (1) of this subsection applies for not to exceed 11 months in order to permit the teacher to engage in study or uncompensated work experience which is in the United States and which will contribute to the teacher's development and effectiveness. Basic compensation shall be paid to teachers on sabbatical under this section in the same manner and to the same extent as basic compensation would have been paid to teachers on sabbatical while employed in the Canal Zone Government school system on September 30, 1979. A sabbatical shall not result in a loss of, or reduction in, leave to which the teacher is otherwise entitled, credit for time or service, or performance or efficiency rating. The head of the department or agency may authorize in accordance with
(B) A sabbatical under this paragraph may not be granted to any teacher—
(i) more than once in any 10-year period;
(ii) unless the teacher has completed 7 years of service as a teacher; and
(iii) if the teacher is eligible for voluntary retirement with a right to an immediate annuity.
(C)(i) Any teacher in a department or agency of the United States may be granted a sabbatical under this paragraph only if the teacher agrees, as a condition of accepting the sabbatical, to serve in the civil service upon the completion of the sabbatical for a period of two consecutive years.
(ii) Each agreement required under clause (i) of this subparagraph shall provide that in the event the teacher fails to carry out the agreement (except for good and sufficient reason as determined by the head of the department or agency that granted the sabbatical) the teacher shall be liable to the United States for payment of all expenses (including salary) of the sabbatical. The amount shall be treated as a debt due the United States.
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This Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is
Section 1231(d) of
1998—Subsec. (a)(2)(A), (B).
"(A) rates of basic pay;
"(B) tropical differential;".
Subsec. (a)(2)(F) to (H).
"(F) leave and travel;
"(G) transportation and repatriation benefits;
"(H) group health and life insurance;".
1997—Subsec. (c)(3)(A).
1996—Subsec. (a)(3).
"(3)(A) The provisions of this subsection shall take effect on September 27, 1979.
"(B) No spending authority (as described in
"(C) Effective October 1, 1979, any individual who, but for subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, would have been entitled to one or more payments pursuant to this subsection for periods before October 1, 1979, shall be entitled, to the extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, to a lump sum payment equal to the total amount of all such payments."
Any citizen of the United States—
(1) who, on March 31, 1979, was an employee of the Panama Canal Company or the Canal Zone Government;
(2) who separates or is scheduled to separate on or after such date for any reason other than misconduct or delinquency; and
(3) who is not placed in another appropriate position in the Government of the United States in the Republic of Panama;
shall, upon the employee's request, be accorded appropriate assistance for placement in vacant positions in the Government of the United States in the United States.
Any citizen of the United States—
(1) who, on March 31, 1979, was employed in the Canal Zone as an employee of an Executive agency (other than the Panama Canal Company or the Canal Zone Government) or the Smithsonian Institution;
(2) whose position is eliminated as the result of the implementation of any provision of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements; and
(3) who is not appointed to another appropriate position in the Government of the United States in the Republic of Panama;
shall, upon the employee's request, be accorded appropriate assistance for placement in vacant positions in the Government of the United States in the United States.
The Office of Personnel Management shall establish and administer a Government-wide placement program for all eligible employees who request appointment to positions under this section.
The provisions of this section shall take effect on September 27, 1979.
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(a) In applying to the Commission and employees of the Commission the provisions of section 663 of the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1997 (as contained in section 101(f) of division A of
(1) the term "employee" shall mean an employee of the Commission who has served in the Republic of Panama in a position with the Commission for a continuous period of at least three years immediately before the employee's separation under an appointment without time limitation and who is covered under the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees' Retirement System under subchapter III of
(A) an employee described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (F) of subsection (a)(2) of section 663; or
(B) an employee of the Commission who, during the 24-month period preceding the date of separation, has received a recruitment or relocation bonus under
(2) the strategic plan under subsection (b) of section 663 shall include (in lieu of the matter specified in subsection (b)(2) of that section)—
(A) the positions to be affected, identified by occupational category and grade level;
(B) the number and amounts of separation incentive payments to be offered; and
(C) a description of how such incentive payments will facilitate the successful transfer of the Panama Canal to the Republic of Panama;
(3) a separation incentive payment under section 663 may be paid to a Commission employee only to the extent necessary to facilitate the successful transfer of the Panama Canal by the United States of America to the Republic of Panama as required by the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977;
(4) such a payment—
(A) may be in an amount determined by the Commission not to exceed $25,000; and
(B) may be made (notwithstanding the limitation specified in subsection (c)(2)(D) of section 663) in the case of an eligible employee who voluntarily separates (whether by retirement or resignation) during the 90-day period beginning on November 18, 1997, or during the period beginning on October 1, 1998, and ending on December 31, 1998;
(5) in the case of not more than 15 employees who (as determined by the Commission) are unwilling to work for the Panama Canal Authority after the Canal Transfer Date and who occupy critical positions for which (as determined by the Commission) at least two years of experience is necessary to ensure that seasoned managers are in place on and after the Canal Transfer Date, such a payment (notwithstanding paragraph (4))—
(A) may be in an amount determined by the Commission not to exceed 50 percent of the basic pay of the employee; and
(B) may be made (notwithstanding the limitation specified in subsection (c)(2)(D) of section 663) in the case of such an employee who voluntarily separates (whether by retirement or resignation) during the 90-day period beginning on November 18, 1997; and
(6) the provisions of subsection (f) of section 663 shall not apply.
(b) A decision by the Commission to exercise or to not exercise the authority to pay a transition separation incentive under this section shall not be subject to review under any statutory procedure or any agency or negotiated grievance procedure except under any of the laws referred to in
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Section 663 of the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1997 (as contained in section 101(f) of division A of
2017—Subsec. (b).