REFUNDS OF CERTAIN EXCESS DEDUCTIONS TAKEN AFTER 1983 TO OFFSET EMPLOYEES UNDER THE CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

SEC. 128. REFUNDS OF CERTAIN EXCESS DEDUCTIONS TAKEN AFTER 1983 TO OFFSET EMPLOYEES UNDER THE CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM. (a) Refund Eligibility— An individual shall upon written application to the Office of Personnel Management, receive a refund under subsection (b), if such individual— (1) was subject to section 8334(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, for any period of service after December 31, 1983, because of an election under section 208(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Employees’ Retirement Contribution Temporary Adjustment Act of 1983 (97 Stat. 1107; 5 U.S.C. 8331 note); (2) is not eligible to make an election under section 301(b) of the Federal Employees’ Retirement System Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–335; 100 Stat. 599); and (3) becomes subject to section 8334(k) of title 5, United States Code. (b) Refund Computation.— An individual eligible for a refund under subsection (a) shall receive a refund— (1) for the period beginning on January 1, 1984, and ending on December 31, 1986, for the amount by which— (A) the total amount deducted from such individual’s basic pay under section 8334(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, for service described in subsection (a)(1) of this section, exceeds (B) 1.3 percent of such individual’s total basic pay for such period; and (2) for the period beginning on January 1, 1987, and ending on the day before such individual becomes subject to section 8334(k) of title 5, United States Code, for the amount by which— 101 STAT. 1759 (A) the total amount deducted from such individual’s basic pay under section 8334(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, for service described in subsection (a)(1) of this section, exceeds (B) the toted amount which would have been deducted if such individual’s basic pay had instead been subject to section 8334(k) of title 5, United States Code, during such period. (c) Interest Computation.— A refund under this section shall be computed with interest in accordance with section 8334(e) of title 5, United States Code, and regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management.