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 Ill STAT. 1318 PUBLIC LAW 105-61—OCT. 10, 1997 Federal Employees' Retirement System Open Enrollment Act of 1997. 5 USC 8331 note. Regulations. (1) The Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. (2) The Committee on International Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. SEC. 640. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal Government, who— (1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government from having any direct oral or written communication or contact with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress in connection with any matter pertaining to the employment of such other officer or employee or pertaining to the department or agency of such other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of whether such communication or contact is at the initiative of such other officer or employee or in response to the request or inquiry of such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or (2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance of efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to such other officer or employee, by reason of any communication or contact of such other officer or employee with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress as described in paragraph (1). SEC. 641. Section 5118(d)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking "This paragraph shall" and all that follows through the end of the paragraph. SEC. 642. (a) This section may be cited as the "Federal Employ- ees' Retirement System Open Enrollment Act of 1997". (b) Any individual who, as of January 1, 1998, is employed by the Federal Government, and on such date is subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, may elect to become subject to chapter 84 of such title in accordance with regulations promulgated under subsection (c). (c) The Office of Personnel Management shall promulgate regulations to carry out the provisions of this section. Such regulations shall— (1)(A) subject to subparagraph (B), provide for an election under subsection (b) to be made not before July 1, 1998, or after December 31, 1998; and (B) with respect to a Member of Congress, provide for— (i) an election under subsection (b) to be made not before July 1, 1998, or after October 31, 1998; and (ii) such an election to take effect not before January 4, 1999; (2) provide notice and information to individuals who may make such an election, including information on a comparison of benefits an individual would receive from coverage under chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United States Code; and

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