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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE COMPUTATION OF AVERAGE PAY UNDER
PUBLIC LAW 110-279
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 1436, submitted earlier
today.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 1436) to make technical corrections to the
computation of average pay under Public Law 110-279.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to proceeding to the
measure?
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
Mr. McCONNELL. I further ask unanimous consent that the bill be
considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to
reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no
intervening action or debate.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The bill (S. 1436) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading,
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:
S. 1436
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO COMPUTATION OF AVERAGE
PAY UNDER PUBLIC LAW 110-279.
(a) In General.--Section 1(c)(2)(A) of Public Law 110-279
(2 U.S.C. 2051(c)(2)(A)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``For purposes of'' and all that follows
through ``(i) any period'' and inserting the following:
``(i) Treatment of service.--For purposes of chapters 83,
84, and 87 of title 5, United States Code, any period'';
(2) in clause (i), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
period; and
(3) in clause (ii)--
(A) by inserting ``Treatment of pay.--For purposes of
chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code,'' before ``the
rate of basic pay''; and
(B) by striking ``the covered'' and inserting ``a
covered''.
(b) Regulations.--
(1) In general.--The Director of the Office of Personnel
Management shall promulgate regulations to carry out this
section.
(2) Effective date.--The regulations promulgated under
paragraph (1) shall take effect not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Applicability of Amendments.--
(1) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms
``contractor'', ``covered individual'', and ``food services
contract'' have the meanings given those terms in section
1(a) of Public Law 110-279 (2 U.S.C. 2051(a)).
(2) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section
shall apply with respect to--
(A) a covered individual who separates from service as an
employee of a contractor performing services under the food
services contract before, on, or after the date of enactment
of this Act; and
(B) each payment to a covered individual under chapter 83
or 84 of title 5, United States Code, made on or after the
effective date of the regulations promulgated under
subsection (b).
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