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PUBLIC LAW 89-504-JULY 18, 1966

posed primarily of employees, as defined in section 2 of the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act of 1954, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2091), or section 2 of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of 73^1^3^*70?^" 1959, as amended (5 U.S.C. 3001), as the case may be, may, within sixty days after the date of enactment of this Act, file with his employing agency an election (1) to continue any insurance status or health benefits enrollment, or both, that he has on the date of enactment of this Act, (2) to reacquire any insurance status or health benefits enrollment, or both, which he may have lost while on leave without pay, or (3) to acquire an insured status or enroll in a health benefits plan, or both, if he was never previously eligible to do so, by arranging to pay currently and continuously into the employees' life insurance fund and the employees' health benefits fund, as appropriate, through his employing agency, both employee and agency contributions. The employing agency shall forward such payments to the employees' life insurance fund and the employees' health benefits fund, as appropriate. If he does not so elect, his insurance status and health benefits enrollment will continue and terminate as for other employees in nonpay status, or he will remain ineligible for insurance and health benefits, as the case may be, as though this paragraph had not been enacted. The United States Civil Service Commission is authorized Regulations. to issue regulations to carry out the purposes of this paragraph. INCREASE I N UNIFORM ALLOWANCES

SEC. 407. (a) Section 402 of the Federal Employees Uniform Allowance Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2131-2133), is amended by inserting ^s Stat. n u. immediately following the second sentence thereof the following new sentence: "In those instances where the agency makes reimbursement direct to the uniform vendor, the head of the agency may deduct a, service charge not to exceed 4 per centum." (b) Such Act is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "SEC. 405. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, each of the respective maximum uniform allowances in effect on April 1, 1966, for the respective categories of employees to whom uniform allowances are paid under this title are hereby increased, subject to the maximum allowance authorized by this title, as follows: "(1) If the maximum uniform allowance is $100 or more, such allowance shall be increased by 25 per centum. "(2) If the maximum uniform allowance is $75 or more but less than $100, such allowance shall be increased by 30 per centum. "(3) If the maximum uniform allowance is $50 or more but less than $75, such allowance shall be increased by 35 per centum. "(4) If the maximum uniform allowance is less than $50, such allowance shall be increased by 40 per centum. Such maximum uniform allowances, as in effect on April 1, 1966, and as increased by this section, shall not be reduced.". SEC. 408. (a) Section 303(c) of the Federal Executive Salary Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 416; Public Law 88-426) is amended by adding at s use 2211. the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(47) Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service." (b) Paragraph (30) of section 303(d) of such Act is hereby repealed. SEC. 409. Section 2 of the Act of September 23, 1959 (73 Stat. 698; Public Law 86-375), is amended by striking out the figure "$10,000" and inserting in lieu thereof the figure "$15,000".

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