PUBLIC LAW 105-55—OCT. 7, 1997 111 STAT. 1201 (B) apply only to an employment application submitted Applicability. by an employee during the 2-year period beginning on the date of such employee's separation from service described under paragraph (1)(A), (e) RETRAINING, JOB PLACEMENT, AND COUNSELING SERVICES.— (1) In this subsection, the term "employee"— (A) means an employee of the United States Senate Restaurants of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol; and (B) shall not include— (i) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, or another retirement system for employees of the Government; or (ii) an employee who is employed on a temporary when actually employed basis. (2) The Architect of the Capitol may establish a program to provide retraining, job placement, and counseling services to employees and former employees. (3) A former employee may not participate in a program established under this subsection, if— (A) the former employee was separated from service with the United States Senate Restaurants of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol for more than 1 year; or (B) the separation was by removal for cause on charges of misconduct or delinquency. (4) Retraining costs for the program established under this subsection may not exceed $5,000 for each employee or former employee. (f) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—(1) The Architect of the Capitol— (A) may use employees of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol to establish and administer programs and carry out the provisions of this section; and (B) may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, to carry out such provisions— (i) not subject to the 1 year of service limitation under such section 3109(b); and (ii) at rates for individuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title. (2) Funds to cariy out subsections (a) and (c) may be expended only from funds available for the basic pay of the employee who is receiving the applicable payment. (3) Funds to carry out subsection (e) may be expended from any funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol. SEC. 311. (a) RATE OF PAY FOR DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING.— Section 108(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (40 U.S.C. 166b-3b(a)) is amended by striking "the rate of basic pay payable for level V of the Executive Schedule" and inserting "such rate as the Architect considers appropriate, not to exceed 90 percent of the highest total rate of pay for the Senior Executive Service under chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, for the locality involved". (b) APPLICABLE RATE OF PAY.— Section 108(b)(1) of such Act (40 U.S.C. 166b-3b(b)(l)) is amended—
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