§3522. Agency plans; approval
(a) Before obligating any resources for voluntary separation incentive payments, the head of each agency shall submit to the Office of Personnel Management a plan outlining the intended use of such incentive payments and a proposed organizational chart for the agency once such incentive payments have been completed.
(b) The plan of an agency under subsection (a) shall include-
(1) the specific positions and functions to be reduced or eliminated;
(2) a description of which categories of employees will be offered incentives;
(3) the time period during which incentives may be paid;
(4) the number and amounts of voluntary separation incentive payments to be offered; and
(5) a description of how the agency will operate without the eliminated positions and functions.
(c) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall review each agency's plan an 1 may make any appropriate modifications in the plan, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. A plan under this section may not be implemented without the approval of the Directive 2 of the Office of Personnel Management.
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