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 12 2 STA T .34 4 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28, 2008 (2)TEMPORALSC OPE .— T heaut h ori t y u nd er p ara g raph ( 1 ) s ha l l apply— ( A ) w ith respe c t to any conduct or e v ent occurring b e f ore or on the date of the enact m ent of this Act ( B ) with respect to any conduct or event occurring before or on the date of the e x ercise of that authority; and ( C ) regardless of whether , or the extent to which, the exercise of that authority affects any action filed before, on, or after the date of the exercise of that authority or of the enactment of this Act. ( 3 ) N O TIF ICATIO N TO CON G RESS.—A waiver by the P resident under paragraph (1) shall cease to be effective 3 0 days after it is made unless the President has notified Congress in writing of the basis for the waiver as determined by the President under paragraph (1). ( 4 ) S ENSE OF CONGRESS.— I t is the sense of the Congress that the President, acting through the Secretary of State, should wor k with the G overnment of Ira q on a state - to-state basis to ensure compensation for any meritorious claims based on terrorist acts committed by the Saddam H ussein regime against individuals who were U nited States nationals or members of the United States Armed F orces at the time of those terrorist acts and whose claims cannot be addressed in courts in the United States due to the exercise of the waiver authority under paragraph (1). (e) SE V ERA B ILIT Y .—If any provision of this section or the amend- ments made by this section, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this section and such amendments, and the application of such provision to other persons not similarly situated or to other cir- cumstances, shall not be affected by such invalidation. TI T LEX I —C I V ILI ANP E RSO NNEL M ATTERS Sec.1 1 0 1. Ext e nsio no fau t h o r it y to w ai v e annua l li m itation on total com p ensation pai d to F ederal civilian employees wor k in g overseas under areas of U nited States C entral Command. Sec. 110 2 . Continuation of life insurance coverage for Federal employees called to active duty. Sec. 110 3 . T ransportation of dependents , household effects, and personal property to former home following death of Federal employee where death re - sulted from disease or in j ury incurred in the Central Command area of responsi b ility. Sec. 110 4 . Special benefits for civilian employees assigned on deployment tem- porary change of station. Sec. 110 5 . D eath gratuity authori z ed for Federal employees. Sec. 110 6 . M odifications to the N ational Security P ersonnel System. Sec. 110 7 . R e q uirement for full implementation of personnel demonstration project. Sec. 110 8 . A uthority for inclusion of certain O ffice of Defense Research and Engi- neering positions in experimental personnel program for scientific and technical personnel. Sec. 110 9 . Pilot program for the temporary assignment of information technology personnel to private sector organizations. Sec. 1110. Compensation for Federal wage system employees for certain travel hours. Sec. 1111. Travel compensation for wage grade personnel. Sec. 1112. Accumulation of annual leave by senior level employees. Sec. 1113. Uniform allowances for civilian employees. Presid e nt.Ap p l i cab ilit y .

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