ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOR CUSTOMS OFFICERS.

SEC. 13812. ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOR CUSTOMS OFFICERS. (a) Treatment of Certain Pay for Retirement Purposes.— Section 8331(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out “and” at the end of subparagraph (C); (2) by striking out the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting , and”; (3) by adding after subparagraph (D) the following: “(E) with respect to a customs officer (referred to in subsection (e)(1) of section 5 of the Act of February 13, 1911), compensation for overtime inspectional services provided for under subsection (a) of such section 5, but not 107 STAT. 671to exceed 50 percent of any statutory maximum in overtime pay for customs officers which is in effect for the year involved;”; and (4) by striking out “subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of this paragraph,” and inserting “subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E) of this paragraph”. (b) Foreign Language Proficiency Awards.— Cash awards for foreign language proficiency may, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, be paid to customs officers (as referred to in section 5(e)(1) of the Act of February 13, 1911) to the same extent and in the same manner as would be allowable under subchapter III of chapter 45 of title 5, United States Code, with respect to law enforcement officers (as defined by section 4521 of such title). (c) Effective Dates.— (1) Subsection (a) amendments.— The amendments made by subsection (a) take effect on January 1, 1994, and apply only with respect to service performed on or after such date. (2) Subsection (b).— Subsection (b) takes effect on January 1, 1994.