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 12 2 STA T .36 1 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28, 2008 2105(c)isequalto a r ate o f t h ea p propriate g ra d e , such rate of the appropriate grade ‘( B )ifthee m plo y ee ’ s highest pre v ious rate of b asic pay (as described i n subparagraph ( A )) is bet w een two rates of the appropriate grade, the higher of those two rates; or ‘‘( C ) if the employee’s highest previous rate of basic pay (as described in subparagraph (A)) e x ceeds the maximum rate of the appropriate grade, the maximum rate of the appropriate grade . ’’; and ( 3 ) in the second sentence, by stri k ing ‘‘ I n the case of’’ and inserting the following

‘‘(2) In the case of’’. SEC.1 11 5 . R E TI RE M E N T SER V ICE CRE D IT FO R SERVICE A S CADET OR MIDS H I P MANATAMI L ITAR Y SERVICE ACADEMY. (a) C IV I LSER VI C E R E T IRE M E N TS YS TEM. — Section 8 331(13) of title 5, U nited States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘but’’ and inserting ‘‘and includes service as a cadet at the United States M ilitary Academy, the United States Air F orce Academy, or the United States Coast G uard Academy, or as a midshipman at the United States N aval Academy, but’’. (b) FE D ER A L E M P L O YEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—Section 8 4 01(31) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘but’’ and inserting ‘‘and includes service as a cadet at the United States Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or the United States Coast Guard Academy, or as a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy, but’’. (c) APPLICA B ILITY.— T he amendments made by this section shall apply to— (1) any annuity, eligibility for which is based upon a separa - tion occurring before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) any period of service as a cadet at the United States Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or the United States Coast Guard Academy, or as a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy, occurring before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 111 6 .A U THORI Z ATION FOR INCREASED COMPENSATION FOR FAC - ULTY AND STAFF OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVER- SITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES. Section 2113(c) of title 10, United States Code, as redesignated by section 9 54(a)(3) of this Act, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by inserting ‘‘(after due consideration by the Sec- retary)’’ before ‘‘so as’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘within the vicinity of the D istrict of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘identified by the Secretary for purposes of this paragraph’’; and (2) in paragraph (4)— (A) by striking ‘‘section 53 7 3’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 5307 and 5373’’; and (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘In no event may the total amount of compensation paid to an employee under paragraph (1) in any year (including salary, allowances, differentials, bonuses, awards, and other similar cash payments) exceed the total amount of

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