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 PUBLIC LAW 96-330—AUG. 26, 1980

94 STAT. 1039

of full-time service is not less than the proportion of full-time service in which such individual was serving on such date of enactment. RETIREMENT CREDIT FOR PART-TIME EMPLOYEES

SEC. 114. The text of section 4109 is amended to read as follows: ^^ use 4109. "(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, persons appointed to the Department of Medicine and Surgery shall be subject to the provisions of and entitled to benefits under chapter 83 of title 5.

5 USC 8301 e^

"(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual ^^^• retiring on or after October 1, 1981, who served at any time in a position in the Department of Medicine and Surgery to which such individual was appointed under this subchapter shall receive service credit for purposes of section 8339 of title 5 for any period of service in such Department served on less than a full-time basis on a proportionate basis equal to the fraction that such service bears to full-time service. In computing the annuity of any individual whose service is so credited, the full annual rate of basic pay shall be deemed to be the individual's rate of basic pay for the purpose of determining average pay, as defined by section 8331(4) of title 5.". V E T E R A N S ' ADMINISTRATION REPRESENTATIVES ON DEANS' COMMITTEES

SEC. 115. Section 4112(b) is amended by inserting "(including 38 USC 4112. appropriate representation from the full-time staff)" after "Veterans' Administration". RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TITLE 38 MEDICAL PERSONNEL SYSTEM PROVISIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW

SEC. 116. (a)(1) Subchapter I of chapter 73, as amended by section 116, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "§4119. Relationship between this subchapter and other provisions of law "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no provision of title 5 or any other law pertaining to the civil service system which is inconsistent with any provision of this subchapter shall be considered to supersede, override, or otherwise modify such provision of this subchapter except to the extent that such provision of title 5 or of such other law specifically provides, by specific reference to a provision of this subchapter, for such provision to be superseded, overridden, or otherwise modified.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4118 the following new item:

38 USC 4119.

"4119. Relationship between this subchapter and other provisions of law.".

(b) Section 4114 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(g) In accordance with the provisions of section 4119 of this title, the provisions of chapter 34 of title 5 shall not apply to part-time appointments under this section.".

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38 USC 4ii4. Supra. 5 USC 3401 et ^^'^

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