(a) Definitions For purposes of this section:
(1) Headquarters offices The term headquarters offices, with respect to agencies, offices, or other administrative units of the Department, means the offices, functions, and employee positions that are located or performed
(A) in Washington, District of Columbia; or
(B) in such other locations as are identified by the Secretary for purposes of this section.
(2) Field structure The term field structure means the offices, functions, and employee positions of all agencies, offices, or other administrative units of the Department, other than the headquarters offices, except that the term does not include State, county, or area committees established under section
590h (b)(5) of title
16. The term includes the physical and geographic locations of such agencies, offices, or other administrative units.
(b) Number of reductions required The Secretary shall achieve Federal employee reductions of at least 7,500 staff years within the Department by the end of fiscal year 1999. Reductions in the number of full-time equivalent positions within the Department achieved under section 5 of the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1994 (Public Law 103226; 108 Stat. 115;
5 U.S.C.
3101 note ) shall be counted toward the employee reductions required under this section.
