Pub. L. 91-175, pt. V, sec. 502

Sec. 502. (a) Section 3343(b) of title 5, United States Code, relating to details of personnel to international organizations, as amended— (1) by striking out “3” and inserting in lieu thereof “5”; and (2) by striking out the period at the end of such section and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and the following: “except that under special circumstances, where the President determines it to be in the national interest, he may extend the 5-year period for up to an additional 3 years.” (b) Section 3581(5) of such title, relating to reemployment rights of personnel who transfer to international organizations, is amended by striking out “the first 3 consecutive years after entering the employ of the international organization” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “the first 5 consecutive years, or any extension thereof, after entering the employ of the international organization”. (c) Section 3582(a) of such title, relating to rights of personnel who transfer to international organizations, is amended— (1) by inserting in clause (1), before the semicolon at the end thereof, a comma and the following: “except that such service shall not be considered creditable service for the purpose of any retirement system for transferring personnel, if such service forms the basis, in whole or in part, for an annuity or pension under the retirement system of the international organization”; and (2) by striking out clause (2) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “(2) to retain coverage, rights, and benefits under chapters 87 and 89 of this title, if necessary employee deductions and agency contributions in payment for the coverage, rights, and benefits for the period of employment with the international organization are currently deposited in the Employees’ Life Insurance Fund and the Employees’ Health Benefits Fund, as applicable, and the period during which coverage, rights, and benefits are retained under this paragraph is deemed service as an employee under chapters 87 and 89 of this title,”. (d) Section 3582(b) of such title, relating to rights of employees transferring to international organizations, is amended— (1) by striking out, “, except a Congressional employee,” in the first sentence; (2) by striking out of clause (1) “3 years” and inserting in lieu thereof “5 years, or any extension thereof,”; and (3) by inserting at the end thereof the following new sentences: “On reemployment, he is entitled to be paid, under such regulations as the President may prescribe and from appropriations or funds of the agency from which transferred, an amount equal to the difference between the pay, allowances, post differential, and other monetary benefits paid by the international organization and the pay, allowances, post differential, and other monetary 83 Stat. 826benefits that would have been paid by the agency had he been detailed to the international organization under section 3343 of this title. Such a payment shall be made to an employee who is unable to exercise his reemployment right because of disability incurred while on transfer to an international organization under this subchapter and, in the case of any employee who dies while on such a transfer or during the period after separation from the international organization in which he is properly exercising or could exercise his reemployment right, in accordance with subchapter VIII of chapter 55 of this title. This subsection does not apply to a congressional employee nor may any payment provided for in the preceding two sentences of this subsection be based on a period of employment with an international organization occuring before the first day of the first pay period which begins on or after the date of enactment of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969.” (e) Section 3582(c) of such title, relating to rights of employees transferring to international organizations, is amended by striking out “3 years” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “5 years, or any extension thereof,”. (f) Section 3582(d) of such title, relating to agency contributions to retirement and insurance programs for personnel who transfer to international organizations, is amended to read as follows: “(d) During the employee’s period of service with the international organization, the agency from which the employee is transferred shall make contributions for retirement and insurance purposes from the appropriations or funds of that agency so long as contributions are made by the employee.”