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 PUBLIC LAW 105-61—OCT. 10, 1997 111 STAT. 1307 subject to a deposit in the Fund as provided under section 8422(g), be computed as though the rate of basic pay which would otherwise have been in effect during that period of service had been in effect.". (8) in section 8422 by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(g) A Member who has served in a position in the executive branch for which the rate of basic pay was reduced for the duration of the service of the Member to remove the impediment to the appointment of the Member imposed by article I, section 6, clause 2 of the Constitution, or the survivor of such a Member, may deposit to the credit of the Fund an amount equal to the difference between the amount deducted from the basic pay of the Member during that period of service and the amount that would have been deducted if the rate of basic pay which would otherwise have been in effect during that period had been in effect, plus interest computed under section 8334(e)."; and (9) in section 8468 by striking "through (f)" and inserting "through (g)". (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be applicable to any annuity commencing before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act, and shall be effective with regard to any payment made after the first month following the date of enactment. SEC. 517. (a) Section 5948 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (d) by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: "No agreement shall be entered into under this section later than September 30, 2000, nor shall any agreement cover a period of service extending beyond September 30, 2002."; and (2) in subsection (j)(2)(A) by striking "September 30, 1997" and inserting "September 30, 2000". (b) Section 3 of the Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 5948 note) is amended by striking "September 30, 1999" and inserting "September 30, 2002". (c) The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 518. (a)(1) Section 8341 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "(k)(l) Subsections (b)(3)(B), (d)(ii), and (h)(3)(B)(i) (to the extent that they provide for termination of a survivor annuity because of a remarriage before age 55) shall not apply if the widow, widower, or former spouse was married for at least 30 years to the individual on whose service the survivor annuity is based. "(2) A remarriage described in paragraph (1) shall not be taken into account for purposes of section 8339(j)(5)(B) or (C) or any other provision of this chapter which the Office may by regulation identify in order to carry out the purposes of this subsection.". (2) Such section 8341 is further amended— (A) in subsections (b)(3)(B) and (d)(ii) by striking "remarries" and inserting "except as provided in subsection (k), remarries"; and (B) in subsection (h)(3)(B)(i) by striking "in" and inserting "except as provided in subsection (k), in". (b)(1)(A) Section 8442(d) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Applicability. Effective date. 5 USC 8334a. Effective date. 5 USC 5948 note.

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