PROCEDURES.

SEC. 203. PROCEDURES. (a) In General.—A payment under this title shall be paid— (1) in the case of an officer or member whose pay (for service last performed before separation) is disbursed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives— (A) by the Clerk; (B) after appropriate certification is made to the Clerk by the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives; and (C) out of funds available to pay the salaries of officers and members of the Capitol Police whose pay is disbursed by the Clerk; and (2) in the case of an officer or member whose pay (for service last performed before separation) is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate— (A) by the Secretary of the Senate; (B) after appropriate certification is made to the Secretary of the Senate by the Sergeant at Arms and Door-keeper of the Senate; and (C) out of funds available to pay the salaries of officers and members of the Capitol Police whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. (b) Certification.—Any certification under subsection (a)(1)(B) or (a)(2)(B) shall state the total of the accumulated and current accrued annual leave, to the credit of the officer or member involved, which may be taken into account for purposes of a computation under subsection (c). (c) Computation.— (1) The amount of a lump-sum payment under this title shall be determined by multiplying the hourly rate of basic pay of the officer or member involved by the number of hours certified with respect to such officer or member in accordance with the preceding provisions of this section. 106 STAT. 1952 (2) The hourly rate of basic pay of an officer or member shall, for purposes of this title, be determined by dividing 2,080 into the annual rate of basic pay last payable to such officer or member before separating. (d) Treatment as Pay.— A lump-sum payment under this title shall be considered to be pay for taxation purposes only. (e) Clarification.— For purposes of this title, the terms “officer” and “member” may not be construed to include any civilian employee.