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PUBLIC LAW 9 0 - 8 3 - S E P T. 11, 1967

(1) by striking out "and" after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (1) (^B) ( i i); (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting "; and" in place thereof; and (3) by inserting the following new paragraph after paragraph (2): " (3) 'State' means the several States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico." (90) Section 8525 is amended by striking out subsection (a) thereof, (91) Section 8705 is amended— (A) by amending the first order of precedence in subsection (a) to read as follows: "First, to the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by the employee in a signed and witnessed writing received before death in the employing office or, if insured because of receipt of annuity or of benefits under subchapter I of chapter 81 of this title as provided by section 8706(b) or (c) of this title, in the Civil Service Commission. For this purpose, a designation, change, or cancellation of beneficiary in a will or other document not so executed and filed has no force or effect."; and (B) by striking out "Civil Service" in subsection (c). (92) Section 8706 is amended by inserting the following new subsection after subsection (d): "(e) Notwithstanding subsections (a) - (c) of this section, an employee who enters on approved leave without pay to serve as a fulltime officer or employee of an organization composed primarily of employees as defined by section 8701(a) of this title, within 60 days after entering on that leave without pay, may elect to continue his insurance and arrange to pay currently into the Employees' Life Insurance Fund, through his employing agency, both employee and agency contributions from the beginning of leave without pay. The employing agency shall forward the premium payments to the Fund. If the employee does not so elect, his insurance will continue during nonpay status and stop as provided by subsection (a) of this section. (93) Section 8713 is amended— (A) by amending the catchline to read: (B) by striking out subsection (a); and (C) by striking out "The Chairman of the Commission" in subsection (b) and inserting in place thereof "The Chairman of the Civil Service Commission". (94) The analysis of chapter 87 is amended by striking out the following item: "8713. Advisors."
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and inserting the following item in place thereof: "8713. Advisory committee." (95) Section 8901(5) is amended by striking out the figure " 2 1 " wherever it appears and inserting the figure "22" in place thereof. (96) Section 8906 is amended— (A) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: " (a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, the biweekly Government contribution for health benefits for an employee or annuitant enrolled in a health benefits plan under this chapter, in addition to the contribution required by subsection (c) of this section, is $1.62 if the enrollment is for self alone or $3.94 if the enrollment is for self and family."; (B) by striking out the words "described bj'^ section 8903(3) or (4) of this title" in subsection (b);

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