Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 100 Part 1.djvu/629

 PUBLIC LAW 99-335—JUNE 6, 1986

100 STAT. 593

"§ 8350. Retirement counseling "(a) For the purposes of this section, the term 'retirement counselor', when used with respect to an agency, means an employee of the agency who is designated by the head of the agency to furnish information on benefits under this subchapter and chapter 84 of this title and counseling services relating to such benefits to other employees of the agency. "(b) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall establish a training program for all retirement counselors of agencies of the Federal Government. "(c)(1) The training program established under subsection (b)(1) of this section shall provide for comprehensive training in the provisions and administration of this subchapter and chapter 84 of this title, shall be designed to promote fully informed retirement decisions by employees and Members under this subchapter and individuals subject to chapter 84 of this title, and shall be revised as necessary to assure that the information furnished to retirement counselors of agencies under the program is current. "(2) The Director shall conduct a training session under the training program at least once every 3 months. "(3) Once each year, each retirement counselor of an agency shall successfully complete a training session conducted under the training program.". (b) CHAPTER ANALYSIS.—The chapter analysis at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 8349 the following:

5 USC 8350.

Ante, p. 517.

"8350. Retirement counseling.". SEC. 206. PARTICIPATION BY CERTAIN EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS ONLY IN THE THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN.

(a)(1) Subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code (as amended by sections 201(b) and 205(a) of this Act), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "(a)(1) An employee or Member may elect to contribute to the Thrift Savings Fund established by section 8437 of this title. "(2) An election may be made under paragraph (1) only during a period provided under section 8432(b) for individuals who are subject to chapter 84 of this title. "(b)(l) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the provisions of subchapters III and VII of chapter 84 of this title shall apply with respect to employees and Members making contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund under subsection (a) of this section. "(2) An employee or Member may contribute to the Thrift Savings Fund in any pay period any amount not exceeding 5 percent of the amount of the employee's or Member's basic pay for such period. "(3) No contributions may be made by an employing agency for the benefit of an employee or Member under section 8432(c) of this title. "(4) Section 8433(b) of this title applies to any employee or Member who elects to make contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund under subsection (a) of this section and separates from Government employment entitled to an immediate annuity under this subchapter (including a disability retirement annuity under section
 * '§ 8351. Participation in the Thrift Savings Plan

5 USC 8351.

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