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 12 2 STA T .3580PUBLIC LA W 110 – 32 9— S E PT. 30 , 2008 SEC.137 . Notwi t hs t and in g s ec tion 1 0 1, a m o u nts a r e p ro v ided f or ‘ ‘ G enera l Services A dministration —Ex penses, P residential T ransition ’ ’ to carr y out the Presidential Transition Act of 1 96 3 ( 3 U .S. C .10 2 note ) at a rate for operations of $8 , 5 20,000, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 is for activities authori z ed b y paragraphs (8) and (9) of section 3(a) of such Act. SEC. 138. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for ‘‘General Services Administration—Allowances and O ffice Staff for F ormer Presidents’’ to carry out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 (3 U.S.C. 102 note) at a rate for operations of $2,682,000. SEC. 139. Notwithstanding section 101, the limitation on gross obligations applicable under the heading ‘‘National Credit Union Administration—Central L i q uidity Facility’’ in division D of Public Law 110 – 161 shall be the amount authorized by section 307(a)( 4 )(A) of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1795f(a)(4)(A)). SEC. 140. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided to carry out section 504(d) of title 39, United States Code, as amended by section 603(a) of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109–435), at a rate for operations of $14,043,000, to be derived by transfer from the Postal Service Fund. SEC. 141. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided to carry out section 8G(f)(6) of the I nspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as added by section 603(b)(3) of the Postal Account - ability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109–435), at a rate for operations of $233,440,000, to be derived by transfer from the Postal Service Fund. SEC. 142. (a) The ad j ustment in rates of basic pay for employees under the statutory pay systems that ta k es effect in fiscal year 2009 under sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United States Code, shall be an increase of 3.9 percent, and this adjustment shall apply to civilian employees in the Department of H omeland Secu- rity. Such adjustment shall be effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after J anuary 1, 2009. (b) The adjustment in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that take place in fiscal year 2009 under sections 5344 and 5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall be no less than the percentage in subsection (a) as employees in the same location whose rates of basic pay are adjusted pursuant to the statutory pay systems under section 5303 and 5304 of such title 5. Prevailing rate employees at locations where there are no employees whose pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 of such title 5 and prevailing rate employees described in section 5343(a)(5) of such title 5 shall be considered to be located in the pay locality designated as ‘‘ R est of US’’ pursuant to section 5304 of such title 5 for purposes of this subsection. (c) 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 2009. (d) The provisions of this section shall apply notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution. SEC. 143. Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ‘‘the 11-year period beginning on the first day the pilot program is in effect’’. Ap p licab ili ty. Applicability. Ef f e cti v e d ate. P ay r ai s e. Applicability. 5USC 5 30 3 no te.

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