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 124 STAT. 2633 PUBLIC LAW 111–252—OCT. 5, 2010 (1) INDEMNIFICATION.—The United States shall, in the case of any individual whose appointment is converted under sub- section (a), indemnify and hold such individual harmless from any claim arising from any event, act, or omission— (A) that arises from the exercise of such individual’s official duties, including by reason of such individual’s resi- dency status, in the foreign country in which such indi- vidual resides at the time of conversion; (B) for which the individual would not have been liable had the individual enjoyed the same privileges and immuni- ties in the foreign country as an individual who either was a permanent employee, or was not a permanent resi- dent, in the foreign country at the time of the event, act, or omission involved; and (C) that occurs before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act, including any claim for taxes owed to the foreign country or a subdivision thereof. (2) SERVICES AND PAYMENTS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any individual whose appointment is converted under subsection (a), the United States shall provide to such individual (including any dependents) services and monetary payments— (i) equivalent to the services and monetary pay- ments provided to other U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees in similar positions (and their dependents) in the same country of assignment by international agreement, an exchange of notes, or other diplomatic policy; and (ii) for which such individual (including any dependents) was not eligible by reason of such individ- ual’s overseas limited appointment. (B) APPLICABILITY.—Services and payments under this paragraph shall be provided to an individual (including any dependents) to the same extent and in the same manner as if such individual had held a permanent appointment in the competitive service throughout the period described in subsection (a)(1). (c) GUIDANCE ON IMPLEMENTATION.—The Commissioner shall implement the conversion of an employee serving under an overseas limited appointment to a permanent appointment in the competitive service in a manner that— (1) meets the operational needs of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and (2) to the greatest extent practicable, is not disruptive to the employees affected under this Act. SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the pay of any individual for services performed by such individual before the date of the conversion of such individual. SEC. 4. TERMINATION. The authority of the Commissioner to convert an employee serving under an overseas limited appointment within U.S. Customs Salaries.