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 PUBLIC LAW 108–136—NOV. 24, 2003

117 STAT. 1637

to asbestos, such differentials shall be determined by applying occupational safety and health standards consistent with the permissible exposure limit promulgated by the Secretary of Labor under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970’’. (b) GENERAL SCHEDULE PAY RATES.—Section 5545(d) of such title is amended by inserting before the period at the end of the first sentence the following: ‘‘, and for any hardship or hazard related to asbestos, such differentials shall be determined by applying occupational safety and health standards consistent with the permissible exposure limit promulgated by the Secretary of Labor under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970’’. (c) APPLICABILITY.—Subject to any vested constitutional property rights, any administrative or judicial determination after the date of the enactment of this Act concerning backpay for a differential established under sections 5343(c)(4) or 5545(d) of such title shall be based on occupational safety and health standards described in the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b). SEC.

1123.

INCREASE IN AUTHORITY.

ANNUAL

STUDENT

LOAN

5 USC 5343 note.

REPAYMENT

(a) INCREASE.—Section 5379(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$6,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000’’. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2004. SEC. 1124. AUTHORIZATION FOR CABINET SECRETARIES, SECRETARIES OF MILITARY DEPARTMENTS, AND HEADS OF EXECUTIVE AGENCIES TO BE PAID ON A BIWEEKLY BASIS.

(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 5504 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); (2) by striking the last sentence of both subsection (a) and subsection (b); and (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: ‘‘(c) For the purposes of this section: ‘‘(1) The term ‘employee’ means— ‘‘(A) an employee in or under an Executive agency; ‘‘(B) an employee in or under the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, the Botanic Garden, and the Library of Congress, for whom a basic administrative workweek is established under section 6101(a)(5) of this title; and ‘‘(C) an individual employed by the government of the District of Columbia. ‘‘(2) The term ‘employee’ does not include— ‘‘(A) an employee on the Isthmus of Panama in the service of the Panama Canal Commission; or ‘‘(B) an employee or individual excluded from the definition of employee in section 5541(2) of this title other than an employee or individual excluded by clauses (ii), (iii), and (xiv) through (xvii) of such section. ‘‘(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), an individual who otherwise would be excluded from the definition of employee shall be deemed to be an employee for purposes of this section if the individual’s employing agency so elects, under guidelines in regulations promulgated by the Office of Personnel Management under subsection (d)(2).’’.

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