113 STAT. 672 PUBLIC LAW 106-65—OCT. 5, 1999 "(2) An employee to whom this section applies is entitled to have contributed to the Thrift Savings Fund on such employee's behalf an amount equal to— "(A) the total contributions to which that individual would have been entitled under section 8432(c)(2), based on the amounts contributed by such individual under section 8440e (other than under subsection (d)(2) thereof) with respect to the period referred to in subsection (b)(2)(B), if those amounts had been contributed by such individual under section 8432(a); reduced by "(B) any contributions actually made on such employee's behalf under section 8432(c)(2) (including pursuant to an agreement under section 211(d) of title 37) with respect to the period referred to in subsection (b)(2)(B).". (4) Subsections (g)(1) and (h)(3) of section 8433 of title 5, United States Code, are each amended by striking "under section 8432(a) of this title". (5) Section 8439(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking "under section 8432(c)(1) of this title" and "under section 8351 of this title"; (B) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by striking all after "individual" and inserting a semicolon; and (C) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking all after "individual" and inserting "; and". (6) Section 8473 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (A) in subsection (a), by striking "14 members" and inserting "15 members"; and (B) in subsection (b)— (i) by striking "14 members" and inserting "15 members"; (ii) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (8); (iii) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (9) and inserting "; and"; and (iv) by adding at the end the following: "(10) 1 shall be appointed to represent participants (under section 8440e) who are members of the uniformed services.". Deadline. (b) REGULATIONS. — Not later than the date on which qualifying 5 USC 8440e offsetting legislation (as defined in section 663(b)) is enacted or 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is later, the Executive Director (appointed by the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board) shall issue regulations to implement the amendments made by this subtitle. SEC. 662. SPECIAL RETENTION INITIATIVE. Section 211 of title 37, United States Code, as added by section 661, is amended by adding at the end the following: "(d) AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS FOR RETENTION IN CRITICAL SPECIALTIES.—(1) The Secretary concerned may enter into an agreement with a member to make contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund for the benefit of the member if the member— "(A) is in a specialty designated by the Secretary as critical to meet requirements (whether such specialty is designated as critical to meet wartime or peacetime requirements); and "(B) commits in such agreement to continue to serve on active duty in that specialty for a period of 6 years. "(2) Under any agreement entered into with a member under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make contributions to the Fund note.
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