{ "id": "RL31991", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "number": "RL31991", "active": false, "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "versions": [ { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 105083, "date": "2004-01-16", "retrieved": "2016-04-08T14:30:02.228544", "title": "NASA Workforce Flexibilities: H.R. 1085 and S. 610, 108th Congress", "summary": "Various personnel flexibilities would be provided to the National Aeronautics and Space\nAdministration (NASA) under legislation currently pending in both the House of Representatives\nand the Senate. H.R. 1085 , the NASA Flexibility Act of 2003, was introduced by\nRepresentative Sherwood Boehlert on March 5, 2003. S. 610 , the NASA Flexibility\nAct of 2003, was introduced by Senator George Voinovich on March 13, 2003. H.R. 1836 , the Civil Service and National Security Personnel Improvement Act, introduced by\nRepresentative Tom Davis on April 29, 2003, includes, in Title III, Subtitle B, provisions similar to\nthose in S. 610, as introduced.\n This report compares H.R. 1085 , as reported to the House, and S. 610 ,\nas passed by the Senate, with current law. (See CRS Report RL31924 for H.R. 1836 .)\nBoth bills would provide enhanced flexibilities for human resources management at NASA by\ncreating a new Chapter 98 on NASA in Title 5 of the United States Code .\n H.R. 1085 and S. 610 , among other provisions, would provide more\nremunerative amounts of, and greater flexibility in administering, recruitment, relocation, and\nretention bonuses; permit term appointments of up to six years; and authorize pay up to the Vice\nPresident's salary for critically needed scientific, technical, professional, or administrative personnel. \nBoth bills also would allow the Administrator of NASA to place limited term and limited emergency\nappointees in career-reserved positions in the Senior Executive Service. Career-reserved positions\nare required by statute to be filled by career appointees. Unlike, S. 610, H.R.\n 1085 would allow a personnel management demonstration project at NASA to cover up\nto 8,000 employees, rather than the up to 5,000 employees permitted under current law.\n This report will be updated as legislative actions occur.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": false, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/RL31991", "sha1": "960446adb5a7702fbf38a3666aa630c10b57336f", "filename": "files/20040116_RL31991_960446adb5a7702fbf38a3666aa630c10b57336f.html", "images": null }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/RL31991", "sha1": "87ef02487fa092f0f26b79f09a18f55cb89365a4", "filename": "files/20040116_RL31991_87ef02487fa092f0f26b79f09a18f55cb89365a4.pdf", "images": null } ], "topics": [] } ], "topics": [ "American Law", "National Defense" ] }