Pub. L. 89-702, tit. II, sec. 208

Sec. 208. (a) Service by natives of the Pribilof Islands engaged in the taking and curing of fur seal skins and other activities in connection with the administration of such islands prior to January 1, 1950, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior based on records available to him, shall be considered for purposes of credit under the Civil Service Retirement Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2251–2267), as civilian service performed by an employee, as defined in said Act. (b) The annuity of any person or the annuity of the survivor of any person who shall have performed service described in subsection (a), and who prior to the date of enactment of this Act died or shall have been retired on annuity payable from the civil service retirement and disability fund, shall, upon application filed by the annuitant within one year after the date of enactment of this Act, be adjusted, effective as of the first day of the month immediately following the date of enactment of this Act, so that the amount of the annuity will be the same as if such subsection had been in effect at the time of such person’s retirement or death. (c) Section 4(g) of the Civil Service Retirement Act (5 U.S.C. 2254(g)) is amended by inserting after the words “military service” a comma and the following: “for service performed prior to January 1, 1950, by natives of the Pribilof Islands in the taking and curing of fur seal skins and other activities in connection with the administration of such islands,”. (d) In no case shall credit for the service described in subsection (a) entitle a person to the benefits of section 11 (h) of the Civil Service Retirement Act (5 U.S.C. 2261(h)). (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other law, benefits under the Civil Service Retirement Act made available by reason of the provisions of this section shall be paid from the civil service retirement and disability fund subject to reimbursement to such fund from the gross receipts of the Pribilof Islands fund, established in section 407 of this Act, for the purpose of compensating said retirement fund for the cost, as determined by the Civil Service Commission during each fiscal year, of benefits provided by this section. This reimbursement to the civil service retirement fund shall be considered a cost of administering the fur seal program.