Application

(a) Definition In this section, the term Federal correctional officer has the meaning given the term in section 5332b(a) of title 5, United States Code, as added by section 2 of this Act. (b) Sunset Subject to subsection (c), on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the authority provided under sections 5332b and 5343(h) of title 5, United States Code, as added by section 2 of this Act, shall terminate and those sections are repealed. (c) Review and determination (1) Review Not later than 180 days before the expiration of the 5-year period described in subsection (b), the Inspector General of the Department of Justice (referred to in this section as the Inspector General) shall conduct a review, and submit a report on that review to Congress, of— (A) the extent to which the Bureau of Prisons has, pursuant to the authority provided under sections 5332b and 5343(h) of title 5, United States Code, as added by section 2 of this Act— (i) reduced or eliminated the use of non-custodial employees to perform the duties of Federal correctional officers (commonly known as, and referred to in this section as, augmentation); and (ii) reduced excessive mandatory overtime for Federal correctional officers; and (B) the impact of the special base rates of pay under sections 5332b and 5343(h) of title 5, United States Code, as added by section 2 of this Act, on recruitment, retention, and institutional safety with respect to Federal correctional officers. (2) Continuing authority (A) Determination If, under the review conducted under paragraph (1), the Inspector General determines that the Bureau of Prisons has demonstrated measurable progress in eliminating augmentation and reducing excessive mandatory overtime for Federal correctional officers, subsection (b) of this section shall have no force or effect and the authority provided under sections 5332b and 5343(h) of title 5, United States Code, as added by section 2 of this Act, shall continue to apply. (B) Notice The Inspector General shall include a determination made under subparagraph (A) in the report submitted to Congress under paragraph (1).