What a yes vote endorsed
Federal Relocation Payment Improvement Act
What this does
The bill lets a federal agency pay a relocating employee a single lump sum instead of reimbursing individual relocation expenses. The payment is optional, and the head of the agency or a designee must authorize it. When used, the lump sum takes the place of the other relocation payments the employee would otherwise receive under the same part of federal law. Congress directs the General Services Administration to write rules for when agencies may use the lump sum, how they calculate the amount, and how an employee can dispute a denied claim and appeal to the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals. Within three years each agency must report on usage, disputes, and cost savings, and the GSA Administrator must analyze that data for two congressional committees.
Passed the House by voice vote
How we know · 6 sourced claims
- The bill lets a federal agency pay a relocating employee a single one-time lump sum instead of the individual relocation payments otherwise provided.Source: Sec. 2 (5739a(a))
- The payment is optional and must be authorized or approved by the head of the agency or a designee.Source: Sec. 2 (5739a(a))
- The lump sum is paid in lieu of any payment otherwise authorized or required under the same subchapter of title 5.Source: Sec. 2 (5739a(a))
- The General Services Administration must prescribe rules covering when agencies may authorize the lump sum, how they calculate the amount, and the process for an employee to dispute a claim and appeal to the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals.Source: Sec. 2 (5739a(b))
- Within three years of enactment each agency must report to the GSA Administrator on the number of lump-sum authorizations, employee challenges, and cost savings.Source: Sec. 2 (5739a(c)(1))
- The GSA Administrator must analyze that data and submit it to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.Source: Sec. 2 (5739a(c)(2))