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 PUBLIC LAW 98-353—JULY 10, 1984 who has resigned the judicial office under section 371(a) of title 28 with the continued right during the remainder of his lifetime to receive the salary of the office at the time of his resicmation*' • SEC. 206. Section 8714a(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding a new paragraph (3) as follows: "(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (c)(1) of this section, a justice or judge of the United States as defined by section 8701(a)(5) of this title who resigns his office without meeting the requirements of section 371(a) of title 28, United States Code, for continuation of the judicial salary shall have the right to convert regular optional life insurance coverage issued under this section during his judicial service to an individual policy of life insurance under the same conditions approved by the Office governing conversion of basic life insurance coverage for employees eligible as provided in section 8706(a) of this title.". SEC. 207. Section 8714b(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding to paragraph (1) at the end thereof the following: "A justice or judge of the United States as defined by section 8701(a)(5) of this title who resigns his office without meeting the requirements of section 371(a) of title 28, United States Code, for continuation of the judicial salary shall have the right to convert additional optional life insurance coverage issued under this section during his judicial service to an individual policy of life insurance under the same conditions approved by the Office governing conversion of basic life insurance coverage for employees eligible as provided in section 8706(a) of this title.. SEC. 208. (a) Section 8706 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(f) Under regulations prescribed by the Office, each policy purchase under this chapter shall provide that an insured Federal judge may make an irrevocable assignment of the judge's incidents of ownership in the policy.". (b) The heading for section 8706 of title 5, United States Code, and the item relating to section 8706 in the analysis for chapter 87 of such title are each amended by inserting "; assignment of ownership" after "insurance". SEC. 209. (a) Except as provided in subsection (h), the amendments made by this Act to section 8706 of title 5, United States Code, shall apply to policies purchased by judges after the date of enactment of this Act. (b) If a company which issued a policy which is in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act agrees, the amendments made by this Act shall apply to such policy. SEC. 210. Section 634(c) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking out "subsection III" and inserting in lieu thereof "subchapter III". SEC. 211. It is the sense of the Congress that the President, in selecting individuals for nomination to the Federal judgeships created by this Act, shall give due consideration to qualified individuals without regard to race, color, sex, religion, or national origin.

98 STAT. 351 Ante, p. 350.

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