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Doug Bereuter: “the Agency for International Development requested this legislation to help them downsize. The Agency for International…”

On the recordJuly 29, 1996
the Agency for International Development requested this legislation to help them downsize. The Agency for International Development, AID, has already trimmed 3,000 positions, from 11,000 to 8,000. Unfortunately, AID must reduce its staff at a faster pace and institutes a layoff, or reduction in force, of 200 people to meet its personnel targets. Rather than lay off all 200 employees, AID would like to offer up to 100 employees severance payments, up to $25,000 each, that they would have been able to receive if laid off. It gives AID the flexibility to find volunteers rather than lay off all 200 people. This bill has the support of our Subcommittee on Civil Service chairman, the gentleman from Florida, Mr. Mica and his counterpart in the other body, Mr. Stevens of Alaska. I urge adoption by the House.
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Discussing legislation to assist the Agency for International Development in downsizing its workforce.

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