HR 5799 · 96th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Federal Personnel and Personal Services Contract Management Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.(1979-11-02)
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Federal Personnel and Personal Services Contract Management Act - Prohibits the total number of civilian employees in the executive branch in any fiscal year from exceeding the number of such employees on September 30, 1977. Requires the President to publish in the Federal Register any finding that an increase in such personnel ceiling would service the public interest. Prohibits the amount expended by all executive agencies for personal service contracts during any fiscal year from exceeding the total amount expended by all agencies during fiscal year 1977. Authorizes the President to increase such amount, not to exceed a specified limit, upon publishing a finding that: (1) such increase serves the public interest; (2) an increase is necessary to assure the good administration of the agency; and (3) the contracts involved are not being used to circumvent any personnel ceiling. Precludes an agency from obligating or expending more than 20 percent of the total funds provided to the agency by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for such contracts during the last two months of a fiscal year. Declares that no such contract ceiling shall apply during a time of war or a period of n…
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