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Abortions.

Pay rates. 5 USC 5303 note.

Deadline. Reports.

VerDate 11-MAY-2000

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PUBLIC LAW 108–7—FEB. 20, 2003

soundness, overall financial condition, management practices and policies and compliance with applicable standards as provided in law. SEC. 635. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to enter into or renew a contract which includes a provision providing prescription drug coverage, except where the contract also includes a provision for contraceptive coverage. (b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract with— (1) any of the following religious plans: (A) Personal Care’s HMO; and (B) OSF Health Plans, Inc.; and (2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier for the plan objects to such coverage on the basis of religious beliefs. (c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters into or renews a contract under this section may not subject any individual to discrimination on the basis that the individual refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for contraceptives because such activities would be contrary to the individual’s religious beliefs or moral convictions. (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require coverage of abortion or abortion-related services. SEC. 636. The Congress of the United States recognizes the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) as the official antidoping agency for Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic sport in the United States. SEC. 637. (a) The adjustment in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that takes effect in fiscal year 2003 under sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United States Code, shall be an increase of 4.1 percent and shall be effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2003. (b) Funds used to carry out this section shall be paid from appropriations which are made to each applicable department or agency for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2003. SEC. 638. Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of each applicable department or agency shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations a report detailing what policies and procedures are in place for each department or agency to give first priority to the location of new offices and other facilities in rural areas, as directed by the Rural Development Act of 1972. SEC. 639. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. (a) The United States Postal Service (USPS) is required under title 5, chapter 83, United States Code, to fund Civil Service Retirement System benefits attributable to USPS employment since 1971. (b) The Office of Personnel Management has reviewed the USPS financing of the Civil Service Retirement System and determined current law payments overfund USPS liability. (c) Therefore, it is the Sense of the Congress that the Congress should address the USPS funding of the Civil Service Retirement System pension benefits. SEC. 640. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PAY PARITY. It is the sense of Congress that there should be parity between the adjustments in the compensation of members of the uniformed services and the adjustments in the compensation of civilian employees of the United States, including blue collar Federal employees paid under the Federal Wage System.

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