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 PUBLIC LAW 105-274—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2423 (5) Section 11253(c) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33; 111 Stat. 759) is amended to read as follows: " (c) TREATMENT OP FEDERAL SERVICE OP JUDGES.—Section 11-1564, District of Columbia Code, is amended— "(1) in subsection (d)(2)(A), by striking 'section 1-1814)' and inserting 'section 1-714) or the District of Columbia Judicial Retirement and Survivors Annuity Fund (estabhshed by section 11-1570)'; and " (2) in subsection (d)(4), by striking 'Judges Retirement Fund established by section 124(a) of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act' and inserting 'Judicial Retirement and Survivors Annuity Fund under section 11-1570'.". (6) Section 11253 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33; 111 Stat. 759) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: " (d) REDEPOSITS TO FUND.—Section 11-1568.1(4)(A), District of Columbia Code, is amended by striking 'Judges Retirement Fund' and inserting 'Judicial Retirement and Survivors Annuity Fund'.". (f) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by subsections (a)(2), (a)(4), and (a)(6) shall take effect October 1, 1998. SEC. 3. RETIREMENT ELECTION FOR CERTAIN FORMER EMPLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. (a) IN GENERAL. —Notwithstanding any provision of the District of Columbia Code, or of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, a former employee of the District of Columbia who is hired by the Department of Justice, or by the agency estabhshed by section 11233(a) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (hereafter in this section referred to as the "Agency"), on or after Au^st 5, 1997, may elect, within 60 days after the issuance of reg^ulations {lursuant to subsection (c), or within 60 days of being hired, if ater, to be covered by the retirement system of the District of Colimibia under which the person was most recently covered. No election under this subsection may be made by a person who is hired more than one year after the date on which the Lorton Correctional Complex is closed, or more than one year after the date on which the Agency assumes its duties, whichever is later. (b) PERIOD OF ELECTION, — The election authorized by subsection (a) shall remain in force until the employee is no longer employed by the s^ency in which he or she was employed at the time the election was made. (c) REGULATIONS.— The election authorized by subsection (a) shall be in accordance with regulations issued by the Office of Personnel Management after consulting with the Department of Justice, the Agency, and the government of the District of Columbia. The government of the District of Columbia shall administer the retirement coverage for any employee making such an election. SEC. 4. LEAVE FOR CERTAIN FORMER EMPLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. (a) IN GENERAL. —Notwithstanding any provision of law, a former employee of the District of Columbia who is hired by the Department of Justice, or by the agency estabhshed by section 11233(a) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (hereafter in this section referred to as the "Agency"), on or after August 5, 1997, shall—

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