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 PUBLIC LAW 102-392—OCT. 6, 1992 106 STAT. 1725 Effective date. 40 USC 184g note. Government employees. SEC. 319. (a) Section 312(d)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g(d)(2)) is amended to read as follows: "(2) with respect to employees of the center, the House of Representatives shall make (jrovernment contributions and pay- ments for health insurance, retirement, employment taxes, and similar benefits and programs in the same manner as such contributions and payments are made for other employees of the House of Representatives.". (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1992. SEC. 320. (a) The provisions of this section shall apply to any individual who— (1)(A) on the date of the enactment of this act is employed 40 USC 2i4d. by the Senate day care center (known as the "Senate Employee Child Care Center") established pursuant to Senate Resolution 269, Ninety-eighth Congress, and section 3 of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize appropriations for the American Folklife Center for fiscal years 1985 and 1986, and for other purposes", approved August 21, 1984 (40 U.S.C. 214b; Public Law 98- 392; 98 Stat. 1362); and (B) makes an election to be covered by this section with the Secretary of the Senate, no later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; or (2) is hired by the Center after the date of the enactment of this Act and makes an election to be covered by this section with the Secretary of the Senate, no later than 60 days after the date such individual begins employment. (b)(1) Any individual described under subsection (a) may be credited, under section 8411 of title 5, United States Code, for service as an employee of the Senate day care center before the date of the enactment of this Act, if such employee makes a payment of the deposit under section 8411(f)(2) of such title without application of the provisions of section 8411(b)(3) of such title. (2) An individual described under subsection (a) shall be credited under section 8411 of title 5, United States Code, for any service as an employee of the Senate day care center on or after the date of the enactment of this section, if such employee has such amounts deducted and withheld from his pay as determined by the Office of Personnel Management (in accordance with regulations prescribed by such Office subject to subsection (h) of this section) which would be deducted and withheld from the basic pay of an employee under section 8422 of title 5, United States Code. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any service performed by an individual described under subsection (a) as an employee of the Senate day care center is deemed to be civilian service creditable under section 8411 of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of qualifying for survivor annuities and disability benefits under subchapters IV and V of chapter 84 of such title, if such individual makes payment of an amount, determined by the Office of Personnel Management, which would have been deducted and withheld from the basic pay of such individual if such individual had been an employee subject to section 8422 of title 5, United States Code, for such period so credited, together with interest thereon.

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