the terms and conditions of employment set forth in paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be generally no less favorable, on or after the date of the transfer referred to in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph or the date of the appointment referred to in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, as the case may be, than the terms and conditions of employment with the Panama Canal Company and Canal Zone Government on September 30, 1979, or, in the case of a transfer described in subparagraph (A)(ii) of this paragraph which takes place before that date, on the date of the transfer.
Any individual described in subsection (a)(1)(B) of this section who would have met the service requirement for early retirement benefits under section 8336(i) or 8339(d)(2) of title 5 (as amended by sections 1241(a) and 1242 of this Act, respectively), but for a break in service of more than 3 days immediately after September 30, 1979, shall be considered to meet that requirement. Any break in service by any such individual for purposes of section 8332 of such title 5 during the period beginning September 30, 1979, and ending on the date of the appointment referred to in such subsection (a)(1)(B) shall be considered a period of creditable service under such section 8332 for such individual, except that such period shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining average pay (as defined in section 8331(4) of such title 5) and no deduction, contribution, or deposit shall be required for that period under section 8334 of such title 5.
22 U.S.C. § 3671
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThis Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 96-70, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 452, known as the Panama Canal Act of 1979, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3601 of this title and Tables.
CODIFICATION Section 1231(d) of Pub. L. 96-70 amended sections 5595, 5724a, and 8102 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
AMENDMENTS1998-Subsec. (a)(2)(A), (B). Pub. L. 105-261 struck out subpars. (A) and (B) which read as follows:"(A) rates of basic pay;"(B) tropical differential;". Subsec. (a)(2)(F) to (H). Pub. L. 105-261 struck out subpars. (F) to (H) which read as follows:"(F) leave and travel; "(G) transportation and repatriation benefits;"(H) group health and life insurance;".1997-Subsec. (c)(3)(A). Pub. L. 105-85 substituted "September 30, 1979" for "the day before October 1, 1979".1996-Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 104-201 struck out par. (3) which read as follows:"(3)(A) The provisions of this subsection shall take effect on September 27, 1979."(B) No spending authority (as described in section 651(c)(2)(C) of title 2) provided for under this subsection shall take effect before October 1, 1979."(C) Effective October 1, 1979, any individual who, but for subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, would have been entitled to one or more payments pursuant to this subsection for periods before October 1, 1979, shall be entitled, to the extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, to a lump sum payment equal to the total amount of all such payments."
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 105-261, div. C, title XXXV, §3507(a), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2269, provided that the amendment made by section 3507(a) striking out subsec. (a)(2)(A), (B), and (F) to (H) of this section is effective 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), Dec. 30, 1999, and any right or condition of employment provided for in, or arising from, subsec. (a)(2)(A), (B), and (F) to (H) of this section is terminated.