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 109 STAT. 920 PUBLIC LAW 104-88 —DEC. 29, 1995 (g) SAFETY FITNESS OF OWNERS AND OPERATORS. — Section 31144 of such title is amended— (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking "In cooperation with the Interstate Commerce Commission, the" and inserting in heu thereof "The"; (2) in such sentence by striking "sections 10922 and 10923" and inserting in Heu thereof "section 13902"; (3) in subsection (a)(1)(C) by striking "and the Commission"; and (4) by striking subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(b) FINDINGS AND ACTION ON REGISTRATIONS. —The Secretary shall find that a person seeking to register as a motor carrier is unfit if such person does not meet the safety fitness requirements established under subsection (a) and shall not register such person.". 49 USC 13906 (h) SELF-INSURANCE RULES.— The Secretary of Transportation not^ shall continue to enforce the rules and regulations of the Interstate Commerce Commission, as in effect on July 1, 1995, governing the qualifications for approval of a motor carrier as a self-insurer, until such time as the Secretary finds it in the public interest to revise such rules. The revised rules must provide for— (1) continued ability of motor carriers to qualify as self- insurers; and (2) the continued qualification of all carriers then so qualified under the terms and conditions set by the Interstate Commerce Commission or Secretary at the time of qualification. 5 USC 8332 note. SEC. 105. CREDITABILITY OF ANNUAL LEAVE FOR PURPOSES OF MEETING MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR AN IMMEDIATE ANNUITY. (a) IN GENERAL. —An employee of the Interstate Commerce Commission who is separated from Government service pursuant to the abolition of that agency under section 101 shall, upon appropriate written application, be given credit, for purposes of determining eligibility for and computing the amount of any annuity under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, for accrued annual leave standing to such employee's credit at the time of separation. Regulations. (b) LIMITATION AND OTHER CONDITIONS.— Any regulations necessary to carry out this section shall be prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management. Such regulations shall include provisions— (1) defining the types of leave for which credit may be given under this section (such definition to be similar to the corresponding provisions of the regulations under section 351.608(c)(2) of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act); (2) limiting the amount of accrued annual leave which may be used for the purposes specified in subsection (a) to the minimum period of time necessary in order to permit such employee to attain first eligibility for an immediate annuity under section 8336, 8412, or 8414 of title 5, United States Code (in a manner similar to the corresponding provisions of the regulations referred to in paragraph (1)); (3) under which contributions (or arrangements for the making of contributions) shall be made so that—

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