#aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #fccj  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to provide   
for lump-sum relocation payments for    
,federal employees relocated in the     
interest of the ,government1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,federal       
,relocation ,payment ,improvement ,act4 
#b4 ,lump-sum relocation payments for   
relocated ,federal employees  7a7 ,in   
general ,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #eg 
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #egci;a4 ,authority for lump
 sum payment for relocation  7a7 ,in    
general ,notwithstanding any other      
provision of this subchapter1 when the  
head of the agency concerned 7or a      
designee7 authorizes or approves1 an    
agency1 through the proper disbursing   
official1 may pay to an employee who    
relocates in the interest of the        
,government1 a one-time lump sum payment
 in lieu of any payment otherwise       

authorized or required under this       
subchapter4  7b7 ,regulations ,under    
section #egch of this title1 the        
,administrator of ,general ,services    
shall prescribe regulations necessary   
for the implementation and              
administration of this section1         
including--  7#a7 when agencies may     
authorize a one-time lump sum payment   
under this section or the payments      
otherwise authorized or required under  
this subchapter2  7#b7 how agencies will
 calculate the lump sum amount2 and     
7#c7 the process for employees to       
dispute a relocation expenses claim with
 their agency1 notice of the employee's 
right to appeal the agency decision to  
the ,civilian ,board of ,contract       
,appeals1 and citation to the ,board's  
procedures governing the appeals        
process4  7c7 ,reporting  7#a7 ,agency  
submission ,not later than #c years     
following the date of enactment of the  
,federal ,relocation ,payment           
,improvement ,act1 the head of each     

agency shall submit to the              
,administrator of ,general ,services the
 following3  7,a7 ,data on the number of
 employees authorized a one-time lump   
sum payment4  7,b7 ,the number of       
employee challenges to agency           
disallowance of claims pursuant to this 
section4  7,c7 ,data on cost savings    
achieved by the ,federal ,relocation    
,payment ,improvement ,act4  7,d7 ,a    
summary of recommendations to improve   
the ,federal ,relocation ,payment       
,improvement ,act4  7#b7 ,administrator 
submission ,not later than #ij days     
after receipt of the data submitted     
pursuant to paragraph 7#a71 the         
,administrator of ,general ,services    
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,oversight and ,government ,reform of   
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate an
 analysis of the data submitted pursuant
 to paragraph 7#a74  4  7b7 ,clerical   
amendment ,the table of sections for    

such subchapter is amended by adding    
after the item relating to section #egci
 the following3  #egci;a4 ,authority for
 lump sum payment for relocation4  4    
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,july #bj1 #bjbf4;,clerk4