,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fccj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #a1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,jack introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,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  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