§ 8708. Government contributions

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1966

   Pub. L. 89–554 · 80 Stat. 378

   Enacted · 5 U.S.C. § 8708

   Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 595

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 595

2. 1967

   Postal Revenue and Federal Salary Act of 1967

   Pub. L. 90–206 title IV § 403 · 81 Stat. 612

   Substituted · 5 U.S.C. § 8708(a)

   Pub. L. 90–206 substituted provisions setting the sum to be withheld at one-half the amount withheld from the pay of the employee under section 8707 of this title for provisions setting the sum to be withheld at a rate to be determined by the Commission not to exceed one-half of the amount withheld under section 8707 of this title

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90–206 substituted provisions setting the sum to be withheld at one-half the amount withheld from the pay of the employee under section 8707 of this title for provisions setting the sum to be withheld at a rate to be determined by the Commission not to exceed one-half of the amount withheld under section 8707 of this title.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 403. Section 8708(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended Government contribution. to read as follows: “(a) For each period in which an employee is insured under a policy of insurance purchased by the Civil Service Commission under section 8709 of this title, a sum equal to one-half the amount which is withheld from the pay of the employee under section 8707 of this title shall Supra. be contributed from the appropriation or fund which is used to pay him.”.

3. 1978

   Pub. L. 95–454 title IX § 906(a)(2) · 92 Stat. 1111

   Substituted · 5 U.S.C. § 8708(a)

   Pub. L. 95–454 substituted “Office of Personnel Management” for “Civil Service Commission”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–454 substituted “Office of Personnel Management” for “Civil Service Commission”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in sections 1301, 1302, 1304, 1308, 2105, 2951, 3110, 3304a, 3308, 3312, 3314, 3318, 3324, 3325, 3344, 3351, 3363, 3373, 3502, 3504, 4102, 4106, 4113-4118, 5102, 5103, 5105, 5107, 5110–5115, 5303, 5304, 5333, 5334, 5335(b), 5336, 5338, 5343, 5346, 5347, 5351, 5352, 5371 (as redesignated in section 801(a) (3) (A) (ii) of this Ante, p. 1218. Act), 5372 (as redesignated in such section 801(a) (3) (A) (ii)), 5374 (as redesignated in such section 801(a) (3) (A) (i i)) , 5504, 5533, 5545, 5548, 5723, 6101, 6304-6306, 6308, 6311, 6322, 6326, 7203 (as redesignated in section 703(a)(1) of this Act), 7204 Ante, p. 1216. (as redesignated in such section 703(a) (1)), 7312, 8151, 8331, 8332, 8334, 8337, 8339–8343, 8345, 8346, 8347(a), 8348, 8501, 8701–8712, 8714, 8714a, 8716, 8901–8903, 8905, 8907–8910, and 8913, by striking out “Civil Service Commission” and inserting in lieu thereof “Office of Personnel Management”;

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 95–454 effective 90 days after Oct. 13, 1978, see section 907 of Pub. L. 95–454, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title.

4. 1990

   Pub. L. 101–303 § 2 · 104 Stat. 250

   Added · 5 U.S.C. § 8708(d)

   Pub. L. 101–303 added subsec. (d)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101–303 added subsec. (d).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 2. TECHNICAL CORRECTION IN LIFE INSURANCE PROVISIONS. Section 8708 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “(d) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, for each period in which an employee continues life insurance after retirement or while in receipt of compensation under subchapter I of chapter 81 of this title because of disease or injury to the employee, as provided under section 8706(b) of this title, a sum equal to one-half of the amount which is withheld from the employee’s annuity or compensation under section 8707 of this title shall be contributed by the Office from annual appropriations which are authorized to be made for that purpose and which may be made available until expended. “(2) Contributions under this subsection— “(A) shall not be made other than with respect to individuals who retire, or commence receiving compensation, after December 31, 1989; “(B) shall not be made with respect to any individual for months after the calendar month in which such individual becomes 65 years of age; and “(C) shall, in the case of any individual who elects coverage under subparagraph (B) of section 8706(b)(3) of this title, be equal to the amount which would apply under this subsection if such individual had instead elected coverage under subparagraph (A) of such section. “(3) The United States Postal Service shall pay the contributions required under this subsection with respect to any individual who— “(A) first becomes an annuitant by reason of retirement from employment with the United States Postal Service after December 31, 1989; or “(B) commences receiving compensation under subchapter I of chapter 81 of this title (because of disease or injury to the individual) after December 31, 1989, if the position last held by the individual before commencing to receive such compensation was within the United States Postal Service.”.

5. 1996

   House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act

   Pub. L. 104–186 title II § 215(18) · 110 Stat. 1718

   Substituted · 5 U.S.C. § 8708(b)

   Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer may contribute the sum required by subsection (a) of this section from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives.” for “Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Clerk may contribute the sum required by subsection (a) of this section from the contingent fund of the House.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer may contribute the sum required by subsection (a) of this section from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives.” for “Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Clerk may contribute the sum required by subsection (a) of this section from the contingent fund of the House.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (18) Subsection (b) of section 8708 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking out “Clerk” the first place it appears and all that follows through the end of the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “Chief Administra-tive Officer of the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer may contribute the sum required by subsection (a) of this section from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives.”.

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