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 PUBLIC LAW 99-556—OCT. 27, 1986

100 STAT. 3141

"(i) a survivor may elect not to be covered by this paragraph; and "(ii) this paragraph shall be carried out in any case which involves a former spouse.", (c) APPLICABILITY.—(1) The amendments made by this section shall 5 USC 8332 note. apply to a survivor of an employee or Member who dies on or after the 180th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Upon application to the Office of Personnel Management, such amendments shall also apply to a survivor of an employee or Member whose date of death precedes such 180th day, except that any resulting recomputation shall not be effective for any period beginning before the 60th day after the date on which the application is received. SEC. 503. CLARIFICATION RELATING TO ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN SURVIVOR ANNUITANTS TO PARTICIPATE IN FEHBP.

Section 8901(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after "of an employee" the following: "(including a family member entitled to an amount under section 8442(b)(l)(A), whether or not such family member is entitled to an annuity under section 8442(b)(l)(B))". SEC. 504. MANDATORY SEPARATION PROVISION NOT TO BE APPLIED RETROACTIVELY.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8335(a) of title 5, United States Code, Air traffic shall not apply to any air traffic controller appointed before Janu- ^"^^'l^^il^^; ^ ary 1, 1987. ^ ^^^ ^^^^ ''°*^' (b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the term "air traffic controller" means any individual who— (1) is an air traffic controller within the meaning of section 2109(1) of title 5, United States (Dode, as in effect on January 1, 1987; but (2) is not an air traffic controller within the meaning of section 2109(1) of title 5, United States Code, as in effect on December 31, 1986. SEC. 505. COORDINATION WITH PAY PERIODS.

Under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Manage- 5 USC 8331 note. ment, any reference to a specific date in section 302, 303, 305, or 702(a) of the Federal Employees' Retirement System Act of 1986

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