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Week Ending June 15, 2007

S 457 A bill to extend the date on which the National Security Personnel System will first apply to certain defense laboratories.

The National Security Personnel System was to be implemented at certain defense laboratories on October 1, 2008. This bill extends the date to October 1, 2011.

"The NSPS was authorized as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136), and the new system is currently in the process of being implemented by the Department of Defense (DoD). In general, NSPS provides greater flexibility in the award of civilian pay raises and bonuses than the General Schedule. The original authority for the NSPS prohibits implementation of the new personnel system at certain defense laboratories until October 1, 2008, in part because those laboratories already possess flexible hiring and compensation systems. The original delay in implementing the NSPS at those organizations was meant to allow time to study the flexibilities offered under the NSPS as compared to their current personnel systems. Based on information from DoD, those laboratories employ about 38,000 civilians."

Sponsor:  Senator George Voinovich (OH)

Vote: Passed the Senate by Unanimous Consent June 12, 2007

Cost to the taxpayers: No discernible cost

Earmark Certification:   Not applicable to this bill

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