Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 98 Part 3.djvu/1004

 98 STAT. 3376

5 USC 8301 et ««9-

5 USC 8101 et seq.

PUBLIC LAW 98-621—NOV. 8, 1984

title XII of the District of Columbia Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978; (4) have the grade and rate of pay determined in accordance with regulations established pursuant to title XI of the District of Columbia Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, except that no employee shall suffer a loss in the basic rate of pay or in seniority; (5) if applicable, retain a rate of pay including the physician's comparability allowance under the provisions of section 5948 of title 5, United States Code, and continue to receive such allowance under the terms of the then prevailing agreement until its expiration or for a period of 2 years from the date of appointment by the District government, whichever occurs later; (6) be entitled to the same health and life insurance benefits as are available to District employees in the applicable service; (7) if employed by the Federal Government before January 1, 1984, continue to be covered by the United States Civil Service Retirement System, under chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to the same extent that such retirement system covers District Government employees; and (8) if employed by the Federal Government on or after January 1, 1984, be subject to the retirement system applicable to District government employees pursuant to title XXVI, Retirement, of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978. (b) An individual appointed to a position in the District government without a break in service, from the retention list, or from the District or Federal agency reemployment priority lists shall be exempt from the residency requirements of title VIII of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978. (c) An individual receiving compensation for work injuries pursuant to chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, shall— (1) continue to have the claims adjudicated and the related costs paid by the Federal Government until such individual recovers and returns to duty; (2) if medically recovered and returned to duty, have any subsequent claim for the recurrence of the disability determined and paid under the provisions of title XXIII of the District of Columbia Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978. (d) The District government may initiate or continue an action against an individual who accepts employment under section 6(c) for cause related to events that occur prior to the end of the service coordination period. Any such action shall be conducted in accordance with such Federal laws and regulations under which action would have been conducted had the assumption of function by the District not occurred. (e) Commissioned public health service officers detailed to the District of Columbia mental health system shall not be considered employees for purposes of any full-time employee equivalency total of the Department of Health and Human Services. (f) For purposes of this section, Hospital employees shall include former patient employees occupying career positions at the Hospital.

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