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 212 80 Stat. 547.

80 Stat. 1473.

^°|*^*-53i. seq

PUBLIC LAW 90-83-SEPT. 11, 1967

[81 STAT.

" (b) On remarriage, a widow or widower entitled to compensation; undBF SBction 8133 of this title, shall be paid a lump sum equal to twenty-four times the monthly compensation payment (excluding compensation on account of another individual) to which he was entitled immediately before the remarriage." (64) Section 8142(c)(3) is amended by striking out ", territories and possessions of the United States,'*. (65) Section 8143 is amended— (A) by amending subsection (a)(1) to read as follows: "(1) the monthly pay of an enrollee is deemed that received at the minimum rate for G S - 2; ' '; (B) by amending subsection (a)(3) to read as follows: " (3) 'performance of duty' does not include an act of an enrollee while absent from his assigned post of duty, except while participating in an activity (including an activity while on pass or during travel to or from the post of duty) authorized by or under the direction and supervision of the Job Corps."; and (C) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: "(b) This subchapter applies to a volunteer in service to America during training under section 2991a(a) of title 42 and a volunteer in service to America assigned under section 2991a(a)(2) of title 42 to the same extent as enrollees of the Job Corps under subsection (a) of this section. However, for the purpose of the computation described in subsection (a)(1) of this section, the monthly pay of a volunteer is deemed that received at the minimum rate for GS-7." (66)(A) Chapter 81 is amended by inserting the following new section after section 8143: "§ 8143a. Members of the National Teacher Corps "Subject to the provisions of this section, this subchapter applies to a member of the National Teacher Corps. I n administering this subchapter for a member covered by this section— "(1) 'performance of duty' does not include an act of a member while— " (A) on authorized leave; or " (B) absent from his assigned post of duty, except while participating in an activity authorized by or under the direction or supervision of the Commissioner of Education; and "(2) in computing compensation for disability or death, the monthly pay of a member is deemed his actual pay or that received at the minimum rate for GS-6, whichever is greater." (B) The analysis of chapter 81 is amended by inserting the following new item after item 8143: "•8143a. Members of the National Teacher Corps."

(67)(A) Chapter 81 is amended by inserting the following new section after section 8146: "§ 8146a. Cost-of-living adjustment of compensation " (a) Each month the Secretary of Labor shall determine the percent change in the price index. Effective the first day of the third month which begins after the price index change equals a rise of at least 3 percent for 3 consecutive months over the price index for the latest base month, compensation payable on account of disability or death which occurred more than 1 year before that first day shall be increased by the percent rise in the price index (calculated on the highest level of the price index during the 3 consecutive months) adjusted to the nearest one-tenth of 1 percent. "(b) The monthly compensation after adjustment under this section shall be fixed at the nearest dollar. However, the monthly compensation after adjustment shall reflect an increase of at least $1."

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