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[CITE: 40USC214d]

 
             TITLE 40--PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
 
                 CHAPTER 2--CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS
 
Sec. 214d. Child care center employee benefits


(a) Election for coverage

    The provisions of this section shall apply to any individual who--
        (1)(A) on October 6, 1992, is employed by the Senate day care 
    center (known as the ``Senate Employee Child Care Center'') 
    established pursuant to Senate Resolution 269, Ninety-eighth 
    Congress, and section 214b of this title; and
        (B) makes an election to be covered by this section with the 
    Secretary of the Senate, no later than 60 days after October 6, 
    1992; or
        (2) is hired by the Center after October 6, 1992, and makes an 
    election to be covered by this section with the Secretary of the 
    Senate, no later than 60 days after the date such individual begins 
    employment.

(b) Payment of deposit; payroll deduction

    (1) Any individual described under subsection (a) of this section 
may be credited,\1\ under section 8411 of title 5 for service as an 
employee of the Senate day care center before January 1, 1993, if such 
employee makes a payment of the deposit under section 8411(f)(2) of such 
title without application of the provisions of section 8411(b)(3) of 
such title.
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    (2) An individual described under subsection (a) of this section 
shall be credited under section 8411 of title 5 for any service as an 
employee of the Senate day care center on or after October 6, 1992, if 
such employee has such amounts deducted and withheld from his pay as 
determined by the Office of Personnel Management (in accordance with 
regulations prescribed by such Office subject to subsection (h) of this 
section) which would be deducted and withheld from the basic pay of an 
employee under section 8422 of title 5.

(c) Survivor annuities and disability benefits

    Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any service 
performed by an individual described under subsection (a) of this 
section as an employee of the Senate day care center is deemed to be 
civilian service creditable under section 8411 of title 5 for purposes 
of qualifying for survivor annuities and disability benefits under 
subchapters IV and V of chapter 84 of such title, if such individual 
makes payment of an amount, determined by the Office of Personnel 
Management, which would have been deducted and withheld from the basic 
pay of such individual if such individual had been an employee subject 
to section 8422 of title 5 for such period so credited, together with 
interest thereon.

(d) Participation in Thrift Savings Plan

    An individual described under subsection (a) of this section shall 
be deemed a congressional employee for purposes of chapter 84 of title 5 
including subchapter III thereof and may make contributions under 
section 8432 of such title effective for the first applicable pay period 
beginning on or after October 6, 1992.

(e) Life insurance coverage

    An individual described under subsection (a) of this section shall 
be deemed an employee under section 8701(a)(3) of title 5 for purposes 
of life insurance coverage under chapter 87 of such title.

(f) Government contributions

    Government contributions for individuals receiving benefits under 
this section, as computed under sections 8423, 8432, and 8708,\2\ shall 
be made by the Secretary of the Senate from the appropriations account, 
within the contingent fund of the Senate, ``Miscellaneous Items''.
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(g) Certification of creditable service

    The Office of Personnel Management shall accept the certification of 
the Secretary of the Senate concerning creditable service for the 
purpose of this section.

(h) Payment to center of amounts equal to Federal tax on employers

    (1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), the Secretary of the 
Senate shall pay such amounts to the Senate day care center equal to the 
tax on employers under section 3111 of title 26 with respect to each 
employee of the Senate day care center. Such payments shall be made from 
the appropriations account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, 
``Miscellaneous Items''.
    (2) The Senate day care center shall provide appropriate 
documentation to the Secretary of the Senate of payment by such center 
of the tax described under paragraph (1), before the Secretary of the 
Senate may pay any amount to such center as provided under paragraph 
(1).

(i) Administrative provisions

    The Center shall--
        (1) consult with the Secretary of the Senate on the 
    administration of this section;
        (2) maintain records on all employees covered under this section 
    in such manner as the Secretary of the Senate may require for 
    administrative purposes;
        (3) make deductions and withholdings from the pay of employees 
    in the amounts determined under sections 8422, 8432, and 8707 of 
    title 5; and
        (4) transmit such deductions and withholdings to the Secretary 
    of the Senate for deposit and remittance to the Office of Personnel 
    Management.

(j) Regulations

    The Office of Personnel Management may prescribe regulations to 
carry out the provisions of this section.

(Pub. L. 102-392, title III, Sec. 320, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1725; 
Pub. L. 103-50, ch. XII, Sec. 1203(a)(1), (b)(1), July 2, 1993, 107 
Stat. 268.)

                       References in Text

    For Senate Resolution 269, referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(A), see 
References in Text note set out under section 214b of this title.


                               Amendments

    1993--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 103-50, Sec. 1203(b)(1), substituted 
``January 1, 1993'' for ``October 6, 1992''.
    Subsecs. (h) to (j). Pub. L. 103-50, Sec. 1203(a)(1), added subsec. 
(h) and redesignated former subsecs. (h) and (i) as (i) and (j), 
respectively.


                    Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

    Section 1203(a)(2) of Pub. L. 103-50 provided that: ``The amendments 
made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall take effect on the 
first day of the first month beginning on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act [July 2, 1993].''
    Section 1203(b)(2) of Pub. L. 103-50 provided that: ``The amendment 
made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall take effect on the 
date of the enactment of this Act [July 2, 1993].''
