Pub. L. 107-68, tit. I, sec. 133

Sec. 133. (a) Limitation.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), none of the funds provided by this Act or any other Act may be used by the Architect of the Capitol after the expiration of the 90-day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act to employ any individual as a temporary employee within 115 STAT. 582 a category of temporary employment which does not provide employees with the same eligibility for life insurance, health insurance, retirement, and other benefits which is provided to temporary employees who are hired for a period exceeding 1 year in length. (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any of the following individuals: (A) An individual who is employed under the Architect of the Capitol Summer Employment Program. (B) An individual who is hired for a total of 120 days or less during any 5-year period (excluding any days in which the individual is employed under the Architect of the Capitol Summer Employment Program). (C) An individual employed by the Architect of the Capitol as a temporary employee as of the date of the enactment of this Act who exercises in writing, not later than 90 days after such date, an option offered by the Architect to remain under the pay system (including benefits) provided for the individual as of such date. (D) An individual who becomes employed by the Architect of the Capitol after the date of the enactment of this Act who exercises in writing, prior to the individual’s employment, an option offered by the Architect to receive pay and benefits under an alternative system which does not provide the benefits described in paragraph (1), except that under such an option the Architect shall be required to provide the individual with the benefits described in paragraph (1) as soon as the individual’s period of service as a temporary employee exceeds 1 year in length. (3) Nothing in this subsection may be construed to require the Architect of the Capitol to provide duplicative benefits for any employee. (b) Allotment and Assignment of Pay.—(1) Section 5525 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: “for purposes of this section, the term ‘agency’ includes the Office of the Architect of the Capitol.”. (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.