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 108 STAT. 2424 PUBLIC LAW 103-329—SEPT. 30, 1994 upon appropriate written application, elect to have such employee's leave accounts adjusted to reflect the amount of annual leave and sick leave, respectively, which would remain had sick leave been used instead of all or any portion of the annual leave actually used, as designated by the employee. (B) An application under this paragraph may not be approved unless it is submitted— (i) within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act or such later date as the Office may prescribe; (ii) in such form and manner as the Office shall require; and (iii) by an individual who is an employee as of the time of application. (C) For the purpose of this paragraph, the term "employee" has the meaning given such term by section 6301(2) of title 5, United States Code. Wages. SEC. 630. (a)(1) The adjustment in rates of basic pay for the wnpbvees"* statutory pay systems that takes effect in fiscal year 1995 under 5 USC 5303 note, section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, shall be an increase of 2 percent. (2) For purposes of each provision of law amended by section 704(a)(2) of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5318 note), no adjustment under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, shall be considered to have taken effect in fiscal year 1995 in the rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems. (3) For purposes of this subsection, the term "statutory pay system" shall have the meaning given such term by section 5302(1) of title 5, United States Code. 5 USC 5304 note. (b) For purposes of any locality-based comparability payments taking effect in fiscal year 1995 under subchapter I of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code (whether by adjustment or otherwise), section 5304(a) of such title shall be deemed to be without force or effect. 5 USC 5304 note. (c) Notwithstanding section 5304(a)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code, the annualized cost of pay adjustments made under section 5304 of such title in calendar year 1995 shall be equal to 0.6 percent of the estimated aggregate fiscal year 1995 executive branch civilian payroll— (1) as determined by the pay agent (within the meaning of section 5302 of such title); and (2) determined as if the rates of pay and comparability payments payable on September 30, 1994, had remained in effect. SEC. 631. Section 5(f) of the Federal Workforce Restructuring 5 USC 3101 note. Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-226) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: " (3) APPLICABILITY OF BACKFILL PREVENTION PROVISIONS TO AGENCIES OTHERWISE EXEMPTED FROM FTE REDUCTION.— "(A) IN GENERAL. — If any agency is otherwise exempted by any law from the limitations on full-time equivalent - positions or the restrictions on hiring established by this section— "(i) paragraph (1) shall apply to vacancies created in such agency; and "(ii) the reductions required pursuant to clause (i) shall be made in the number of funded employee positions in such agency.

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