Pub. L. 90-219, tit. II, sec. 205

Sec. 205. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the amendments made by this title, insofar as they relate to retirement and survivor-ship benefits of the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, shall be applicable only with respect to persons first appointed to such office after the date of enactment of this Act. 81 Stat. 670 (b) The provisions of section 611(a), the first paragraph of section 611(b), and section 376(s), of title 28, United States Code, as added by such amendments, shall be applicable to a Director or former Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts who was first appointed prior to the date of enactment of this Act if at the time such Director or former Director left or leaves such office he had, or shall have, attained the age of sixty-five years and completed fifteen years of service as Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and if, on or before the expiration of six months following the date of enactment of this Act, he makes the election referred to in section 611(a) or section 376(s), or both, as the case may be.