To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow certain catch-up contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan to be made by participants age 50 or over.

Summary: (Sec. 1) Allows certain eligible participants in the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) to make such additional contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan as are permitted by: (1) provisions of the Internal Revenue Code pertaining to catch-up contributions to pension, profit-sharing, and/or stock bonus plans for individuals age 50 and over; and (2) consistent with regulations of the Executive Director of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board. Applies such provisions with respect to justices and judges of the United States, bankruptcy and magistrate judges, Court of Federal Claims judges, judges of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and members of the uniformed services who are enrolled in FERS.(Sec. 2) Amends the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 to authorize appropriations for FY 2003 through 2007 for the Merit Systems Protection Board (Board) and the Office of Special Counsel.(Sec. 3) Repeals the requirement that the Special Counsel return any documents and other matter provided by a Federal employee, former employee, or applicant who made a disclosure of a violation of law or of waste, fraud, or abuse when the Special Counsel does not transmit the information to the head of the agency which the information concerns.(Sec. 4) Deems any period of enrollment under a health benefits plan administered by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation before the effective date of this Act to be a period of enrollment in a Federal health benefits plan for purposes of the administration of Federal health benefits coverage. Allows any individual who, as of the enrollment eligibility date, is covered by a Corporation-administered plan to enroll in an approved Federal health benefits plan for continued coverage after such date, including individuals currently under a continued coverage period and unmarried dependent children. Defines "enrollment eligibility date" to mean the last day on which coverage under a health benefits plan administered by the Corporation is available.Requires the: (1) Corporation to transfer to the Employees Health Benefits Fund amounts necessary for reimbursement for the costs of such continued coverage; and (2) Office of Personnel Management to provide for a period of notice and open enrollment for such coverage.

SECTION 1. THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN CATCH-UP CONTRIBUTIONS.

    (a) Civil Service Retirement System.--Paragraph (2) of section 
8351(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(C) Notwithstanding any limitation under this paragraph, an 
eligible participant (as defined by section 414(v) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986) may make such additional contributions to the 
Thrift Savings Fund as are permitted by such section 414(v) and 
regulations of the Executive Director consistent therewith.''.
    (b) Federal Employees' Retirement System.--
        (1) Provision applicable to employees generally.--Subsection 
    (a) of section 8432 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
    adding at the end the following:
    ``(3) Notwithstanding any limitation under this subsection, an 
eligible participant (as defined by section 414(v) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986) may make such additional contributions to the 
Thrift Savings Fund as are permitted by such section 414(v) and 
regulations of the Executive Director consistent therewith.''.
        (2) Provision applicable to certain other individuals.--Section 
    8440f of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) by striking ``The maximum'' and inserting ``(a) The 
        maximum''; and
            (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Notwithstanding any limitation under this section, an 
eligible participant (as defined by section 414(v) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986) may make such additional contributions to the 
Thrift Savings Fund as are permitted by such section 414(v) and 
regulations of the Executive Director consistent therewith.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect as of the earliest practicable date, as determined by the 
Executive Director (appointed under section 8474(a) of title 5, United 
States Code) in regulations.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF MERIT SYSTEM PROTECTION BOARD AND OFFICE OF 
              SPECIAL COUNSEL.

    (a) Merit Systems Protection Board.--Section 8(a)(1) of the 
Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note) is amended by 
striking ``1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002'' and inserting ``2003, 
2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007''.
    (b) Office of Special Counsel.--Section 8(a)(2) of the 
Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note) is amended by 
striking ``1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997,'' and inserting ``2003, 
2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007''.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section shall be effective as of October 
1, 2002.

SEC. 3. DISCLOSURE OF VIOLATIONS OF LAW; RETURN OF DOCUMENTS.

    Section 1213(g) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1), by striking the last sentence; and
        (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
    ``(3) If the Special Counsel does not transmit the information to 
the head of the agency under paragraph (2), the Special Counsel shall 
inform the individual of--
        ``(A) the reasons why the disclosure may not be further acted 
    on under this chapter; and
        ``(B) other offices available for receiving disclosures, should 
    the individual wish to pursue the matter further.''.

SEC. 4. CONTINUATION OF HEALTH BENEFITS COVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUALS 
              ENROLLED IN A PLAN ADMINISTERED BY THE OVERSEAS PRIVATE 
              INVESTMENT CORPORATION.

    (a) Enrollment in Chapter 89 Plan.--For purposes of the 
administration of chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, any period 
of enrollment under a health benefits plan administered by the Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation before the effective date of this Act 
shall be deemed to be a period of enrollment in a health benefits plan 
under chapter 89 of such title.
    (b) Continued Coverage.--
        (1) In general.--Any individual who, as of the enrollment 
    eligibility date, is covered by a health benefits plan administered 
    by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation may enroll in an 
    approved health benefits plan described under section 8903 or 8903a 
    of title 5, United States Code--
            (A) either as an individual or for self and family, if such 
        individual is an employee, annuitant, or former spouse as 
        defined under section 8901 of such title; and
            (B) for coverage effective on and after such date.
        (2) Individuals currently under continued coverage.--An 
    individual who, as of the enrollment eligibility date, is entitled 
    to continued coverage under a health benefits plan administered by 
    the Overseas Private Investment Corporation--
            (A) shall be deemed to be entitled to continued coverage 
        under section 8905a of title 5, United States Code, for the 
        same period that would have been permitted under the plan 
        administered by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation; 
        and
            (B) may enroll in an approved health benefits plan 
        described under section 8903 or 8903a of such title in 
        accordance with section 8905a of such title for coverage 
        effective on and after such date.
        (3) Unmarried dependent children.--An individual who, as of the 
    enrollment eligibility date, is covered as an unmarried dependent 
    child under a health benefits plan administered by the Overseas 
    Private Investment Corporation and who is not a member of family as 
    defined under section 8901(5) of title 5, United States Code--
            (A) shall be deemed to be entitled to continued coverage 
        under section 8905a of such title as though the individual had 
        ceased to meet the requirements for being considered an 
        unmarried dependent child under chapter 89 of such title as of 
        such date; and
            (B) may enroll in an approved health benefits plan 
        described under section 8903 or 8903a of such title in 
        accordance with section 8905a for continued coverage effective 
        on and after such date.
    (c) Transfers to the Employees Health Benefits Fund.--
        (1) In general.--The Overseas Private Investment Corporation 
    shall transfer to the Employees Health Benefits Fund established 
    under section 8909 of title 5, United States Code, amounts 
    determined by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, 
    after consultation with the Overseas Private Investment 
    Corporation, to be necessary to reimburse the Fund for the cost of 
    providing benefits under this section not otherwise paid for by the 
    individuals covered by this section.
        (2) Availability of funds.--The amounts transferred under 
    paragraph (1) shall be held in the Fund and used by the Office in 
    addition to amounts available under section 8906(g)(1) of title 5, 
    United States Code.
    (d) Administration and Regulations.--The Office of Personnel 
Management--
        (1) shall administer this section to provide for--
            (A) a period of notice and open enrollment for individuals 
        affected by this section; and
            (B) no lapse of health coverage for individuals who enroll 
        in a health benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5, United 
        States Code, in accordance with this section; and
        (2) may prescribe regulations to implement this section.
    (e) Enrollment Eligibility Date.--For purposes of this section, the 
term ``enrollment eligibility date'' means the last day on which 
coverage under a health benefits plan administered by the Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation is available. Such date shall be 
determined by the Office of Personnel Management in consultation with 
the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.