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68 Stat. n i l.

48 Stat. 5^22;

PUBLIC LAW 89.504-JULY 18, 1966

[80 STAT.

Saturday and ending at midnight Sunday shall be compensated for the entire period of service at the rate of basic compensation of the officer or employee performing such work plus premium compensation at a rate equal to 25 per centum of his rate of basic compensation." (d) Section 401(1) of such Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 926(1)), is amended by inserting ", Sunday," immediately following the word "night". (e) Section 401(2) of such Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 926(2)), is amended— (1) by inserting in the first sentence thereof ", on Sundays," immediately following the words "duty at night"; and (2) by inserting in the second sentence thereof "Sunday," immediately following "night,". (f) The first paragraph of section 23 of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1935, as amended (5 U.S.C. 673c), is amended by inserting immediately before the period at the end thereof the following: ": Provided further, That employees subject to this section whose regular work schedule includes an eight-hour period of service any part of which is within the period commencing at midnight Saturday and ending at midnight Sunday shall be paid extra compensation at the rate of 25 per centum of his hourly rate of basic compensation for each hour of work performed during that eight-hour period of service". HEALTH AND INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES ON LEAVE WITHOUT PAY

73 Stat. 701.

es Stat. 736. 5 USC 2091.

69 Stat. 676 5 USC 2094. 73 Stat. 714.

5 USC 3001.

SEC. 406. (a) Section 6 of the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act of 1954, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2095), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: " (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an officer or employee who enters on approved leave without pay to serve as a full-time officer or employee of an organization composed primarily of employees, as defined in section 2 of this Act, may, within sixty days after entering on such leave without pay, elect to continue his insurance and arrange to pay currently into the fund, through his employing agency, both employee and agency contributions from the begmning of leave without pay. If he does not so elect, his insurance will continue during nonpay status and terminate as provided in subsection (a) of this section. The employing agency shall forward the premium payments to the fund established by section 5 of this Act." (b) Section T(b) of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959, as amended (5 U.S.C. 3006(b)), is amended— (1) by inserting " (1) " immediately following " (b) "; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(2) An employee who enters on approved leave without pay to serve as a full-time officer or employee of an organization composed l)rimarily of employees, as defined in section 2 of this Act, may, within sixty days after entering on such leave without pay, file with his employing agency an election to continue his health benefits coverage and arrange to pay currently into the fund, through his employing agency from the oeginning of leave without pay, both employee and agency contributions. If he does not so elect, his coverage will terminate as specified in paragraph (1) and implementing regulations. The employing agency shall forward the enrollment charges so paid to the fund." (c) An officer or employee who is on approved leave without pay and serving as a full-time officer or employee of an organization com-

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