2 U.S.C. § 611 — Employee development program

Page 171 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 612 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002, and not as part of title II of the Congressional Budget and Im- poundment Control Act of 1974 which comprises this chapter. § 610. Repayment of student loan on behalf of em- ployee (a) Authorization The Director of the Congressional Budget Of- fice may, in order to recruit or retain qualified personnel, establish and maintain on and after November 12, 2001, a program under which the Office may agree to repay (by direct payments on behalf of the employee) all or a portion of any student loan previously taken out by such employee. (b) Regulations The Director may, by regulation, make appli- cable such provisions of section 5379 of title 5 as the Director determines necessary to provide for such program. (c) Maximum amount The regulations shall provide the amount paid by the Office may not exceed— (1) $6,000 for any employee in any calendar year; or (2) a total of $40,000 in the case of any em- ployee. (d) Limitation The Office may not reimburse an employee for any repayments made by such employee prior to the Office entering into an agreement under this section with such employee. (e) Accounting Any amount repaid by, or recovered from, an individual under this section and its imple- menting regulations shall be credited to the ap- propriation account available for salaries and expenses of the Office at the time of repayment or recovery. (f) Applicability This section shall apply to fiscal year 2002 and each fiscal year thereafter. (Pub. L. 107–68, title I, § 127, Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 577.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Congressional Op- erations Appropriations Act, 2002, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002, and not as part of title II of the Congressional Budget and Im- poundment Control Act of 1974 which comprises this chapter. § 611. Employee development program (a) Establishment The Director of the Congressional Budget Of- fice may, by regulation, make applicable such provisions of section 3396 of title 5 as the Direc- tor determines necessary to establish a program providing opportunities for employees of the Of- fice to engage in details or other temporary as- signments in other agencies, study, or uncom- pensated work experience which will contribute to the employees’ development and effective- ness. (b) Effective date This section shall apply to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter. (Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 1101, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 370.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003, which is div. H of the Consoli- dated Appropriations Resolution, 2003, and not as part of title II of the Congressional Budget and Impound- ment Control Act of 1974 which comprises this chapter. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EXECUTIVE EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Pub. L. 110–161, div. H, title I, § 1201, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2238, as amended by Pub. L. 111–68, div. A, title I, § 1201, Oct. 1, 2009, 123 Stat. 2032, which established an executive exchange program and was formerly set out as a note under this section, was transferred to section 612 of this title. § 612. Executive exchange program (a) In general The Director of the Congressional Budget Of- fice may establish and conduct an executive ex- change program under which employees of the Office may be assigned to private sector organi- zations, and employees of private sector organi- zations may be assigned to the Office, for 1-year periods to further the institutional interests of the Office or Congress, including for the purpose of providing training to officers and employees of the Office. (b) Limitations and conditions The Director of the Congressional Budget Of- fice shall— (1) limit the number of officers and employ- ees who are assigned to private sector organi- zations at any one time to not more than 5; (2) limit the number of employees from pri- vate sector organizations who are assigned to the Office at any one time to not more than 5; (3) require that an employee of a private sec- tor organization assigned to the Office may not have access to any trade secrets or to any other nonpublic information which is of com- mercial value to the private sector organiza- tion from which such employee is assigned; and (4) approve employees to be detailed from the private sector without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of their fit- ness to perform their assigned duties. (c) Treatment of private employees An employee of a private sector organization assigned to the Office under the executive ex- change program shall be considered to be an em- ployee of the Office for purposes of— (1) chapter 73 of title 5; (2) sections 201, 203, 205, 207, 208, 209, 603, 606, 607, 643, 654, 1905, and 1913 of title 18; (3) sections 1343, 1344, and 1349(b) of title 31; (4) chapter 171 of title 28 (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Federal Tort Claims Act’’) and any other Federal tort liability statute;