A bill to make technical corrections to the computation of average pay under Public Law 110-279.
PL 116-21 (S.1436), enacted 06/12/2019

[116th Congress Public Law 21]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 116-21
116th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To make technical corrections to the computation of average pay under 
        Public Law 110-279. <<NOTE: June 12, 2019 -  [S. 1436]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO COMPUTATION OF AVERAGE PAY 
                              UNDER PUBLIC LAW 110-279.

    (a) In General.--Section 1(c)(2)(A) of Public Law 110-279 (2 U.S.C. 
2051(c)(2)(A)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``For purposes of'' and all that follows 
        through ``(i) any period'' and inserting the following:
                          ``(i) Treatment of service.--For purposes of 
                      chapters 83, 84, and 87 of title 5, United States 
                      Code, any period'';
            (2) in clause (i), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
        period; and
            (3) in clause (ii)--
                    (A) by inserting ``Treatment of pay.--For purposes 
                of chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code,'' before 
                ``the rate of basic pay''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the covered'' and inserting ``a 
                covered''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 2 USC 2051 note.>>  Regulations.--
            (1) In general.--The Director of the Office of Personnel 
        Management shall promulgate regulations to carry out this 
        section.
            (2) <<NOTE: Deadline.>>  Effective date.--The regulations 
        promulgated under paragraph (1) shall take effect not later than 
        180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

    (c) <<NOTE: 2 USC 2051 note.>>  Applicability of Amendments.--
            (1) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms 
        ``contractor'', ``covered individual'', and ``food services 
        contract'' have the meanings given those terms in section 1(a) 
        of Public Law 110-279 (2 U.S.C. 2051(a)).
            (2) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section 
        shall apply with respect to--
                    (A) a covered individual who separates from service 
                as an employee of a contractor performing services under 
                the food services contract before, on, or after the date 
                of enactment of this Act; and
                    (B) each payment to a covered individual under 
                chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United States Code, made on 
                or after

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                the effective date of the regulations promulgated under 
                subsection (b).

    Approved June 12, 2019.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 1436:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 165 (2019):
            May 13, considered and passed Senate.
            May 16, considered and passed House.

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