[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 79 (Monday, May 13, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S2793]
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 MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE COMPUTATION OF AVERAGE PAY UNDER 
                           PUBLIC LAW 110-279

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 1436, submitted earlier 
today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1436) to make technical corrections to the 
     computation of average pay under Public Law 110-279.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to proceeding to the 
measure?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. McCONNELL. I further ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to 
reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no 
intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 1436) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                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) Regulations.--
       (1) In general.--The Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management shall promulgate regulations to carry out this 
     section.
       (2) 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) 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 the 
     effective date of the regulations promulgated under 
     subsection (b).

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