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104 STAT. 902 PUBLIC LAW 101-416—OCT. 12, 1990 Public Law 101-416 101st Congress An Act To grant a temporary extension on the authority under which the Government may Oct. 12, 1990 accept the voluntary services of private-sector executives; to clarify the status of [H.R. 5643] Federal employees assigned to private-sector positions while participating in an executive exchange program; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 5 USC 4103 note. SECTION 1. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO PRI- VATE-SECTOR EXECUTIVES PERFORMING VOLUNTARY SERVICES FOR THE GOVERNMENT. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the expiration on September 30, 1990, of the Executive Exchange Program Voluntary Services Act of 1986 (5 U.S.C. 4103 note), any individual who, as of that date, is or was participating in a program established under such Act may continue to perform voluntary services for the Government, and the Government may continue to accept those services, for not more than an additional 90 days beyond that expiration date, to the same extent as if such Act had not expired. Qy) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall be effective as of September 30, 1990. SEC. 2. STATUS OF GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVES WHILE SERVING IN PRI- VATE-SECTOR POSITIONS. (a) IN GENERAL. — (1) Title 5, United States C!ode, is amended by inserting after section 3341 the following: "§ 3342. Federal participants in executive exchange programs "(a) For the purpose of this section, the term 'executive exchange program' means any program which is required, by statute or Executive order, to be administered, in whole or in part, by the President's Commission on Executive Exchange (described in Executive Order Numbered 12493, dated December 5, 1984), a successor entity in function, or any officer thereof. "(b) An employee assigned to a position in the private sector as a participant in an executive exchange program shall, while so assigned, be treated as if on detail to a regular work assignment in such employee's employing agency, except that nothing in section 3341(b) snail limit the period of time for which any such employee may be so assigned. "(c) An agreement providing for the sissignment of an employee to a position in the private sector as a participant in an executive exchange program shall not be effective unless it includes a provision under which the private-sector employer agrees to reimburse the employee's agency for any basic pay which is paid by the agency to such employee, and attributable to the period during which the employee is so assigned. Any reimbursement so made shall be credited to the appropriation, fund, or account used to pay the amount reimbursed.". 49-139- O - 90 (416)