[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 133, 116th Congress, 1st Session]
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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. <>

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.