    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 133, 116th Congress, 1st Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 116-21
    116th Congress

    An Act

    To make technical corrections to the computation of average pay under
    Public Law 110-279. <>

    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

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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.