UNUSED SICK LEAVE INCLUDED IN ANNUITY COMPUTATION OF REGISTERED NURSES WITHIN THE VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.

SEC. 122. UNUSED SICK LEAVE INCLUDED IN ANNUITY COMPUTATION OF REGISTERED NURSES WITHIN THE VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION. (a) Annuity Computation.—Section 8415 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(i) In computing an annuity under this subchapter, the total service of an employee who retires from the position of a registered nurse with the Veterans Health Administration on an immediate annuity, or dies while employed in that position leaving any survivor entitled to an annuity, includes the days of unused sick leave to the credit of that employee under a formal leave system, except that such days shall not be counted in determining average pay or annuity eligibility under this subchapter.”. (b) Deposit Not Required.—Section 8422(d) of such title is amended— (1) by inserting “(1)” before “Under such regulations”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(2) Deposit may not be required for days of unused sick leave credited under section 8415(i).”. (c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to individuals who separate from service on or after that effective date.