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 PUBLIC LAW 97-141—DEC. 29, 1981

95 STAT. 1719

Public Law 97- 141 97th Congress An Act To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.

Dec. 29, 1981 [S. 1551]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That this Act may be Federal cited as the "Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Amend- Physicians Comparability ments ofl981". Allowance SEC. 2. Section 5948 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— Amendments of 1981. (1) in subsection (d)— (A) by striking out "September 30, 1981" and inserting in 5 USC 5948 note. lieu thereof "September 30, 1983"; and (B) by striking out "September 30, 1983" and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1985"; (2) in subsection (g), by amending so much of paragraph (1) as "Government physician." precedes subparagraph (A) to read as follows: "(1) 'Government physician' means any individual employed as a physician or dentist who is paid under—"; and (3) in subsection (g)(l)(F), by striking out "title 4 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (22 U.S.C. 861-890)" and inserting in lieu thereof "chapter 4 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3961 and following)". SEC. 3. Section 3 of the Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-603; 92 Stat. 3018) is amended by 5 USC 5948 note. striking out "September 30, 1983" and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1985". SEC. 4. (a) Any service agreement entered into on or after the date 5 USC 5948 note. of the enactment of this Act pursuant to section 5948 of title 5, United States Code, as amended by section 2 of this Act, shall be effective only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts. (b) The amendments made by this Act shall not be construed to authorize additional or supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, SEC. 5. (a) Section 8344(c) of title 5, United States Code, relating to termination of civil service annuities on reemployment, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "Upon separation from such position, an individual whose annuity is so terminated is entitled to have his rights redetermined under this subchapter, except that the amount of the annuity resulting from such redetermination shall be at least equal to the amount of the terminated annuity plus any increases under section 8340 of this title occurring after the termination and before the commencement of the redetermined annuity.", (b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection Effective date. (a) shall apply to individuals whose annuities terminate under section 5 USC 8344 note. 8344(c) of title 5, United States Code, on or after October 1, 1976, (2) In the case of an individual whose reemployment ended before the date of the enactment of this Act, the amendment shall apply only upon application by the individual to the Office of Personnel

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