PUBLIC LAW 98-164—NOV. 22, 1983 97 STAT. 1027 ing "(A)" immediately after "provision for" and by inserting imme- diately before the period at the end thereof the following: ", and (B) payments by the Government and foreign national employees to a trust or other fund in a financial institution in order to finance future benefits for foreign national employees, including provision for retention in the fund of accumulated interest for the benefit of covered foreign national employees". (b)(1) Section 5944 of title 5, United States Code, is repealed. Repeal. (2) The chapter analysis for chapter 59 of such title 5 is amended by striking out the item relating to section 5944. CODIFICATION OF MERESMAN CASE SEC. 128. Section 2103(f) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4153(f)) is amended in the last sentence by striking out "determined in accordance with chapter 8 of title I of this Act and inserting in lieu thereof "on the same basis as a member retired from the Senior Foreign Service under section 607(c)(1), and section 609(a)(2)(B) shall be deemed to apply to such officer". FOREIGN SERVICE VOTING RESIDENCE SEC. 129. (a) Chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "SEC. 906. ENTITLEMENT TO VOTE IN A STATE IN A FEDERAL ELEC- 22 USC 4086. TiON. — (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and in such manner as shall be otherwise authorized by a State or other jurisdiction within the territory of the United States, a member of the Service residing outside the United States shall, in addition to any entitle- ment to vote in a State in a Federal election under section 3 of the Overseas Citizens Voting Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 1973dd-l), be entitled to vote in a Federal election in the State in which such member was last domiciled immediately before entering the Service if such member— "(1) makes an election, of that State; "(2) notifies that State of such election and notifies any other States in which he or she is entitled to vote of such election; and "(3) otherwise meets the requirements of such Act. "(b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall apply only to an individ- ual who becomes a member of the Service on or after the date of enactment of this section and shall not apply to an individual who registers to vote in a State in which he is entitled to vote under section 3 of Overseas Citizens Voting Rights Act.". 42 USC (b) The table of contents in section 2 of the Foreign Service Act of I9'^3dd-i. 1980 is amended by inserting the following new item after the item relating to section 905: "Sec. 906. Entitlement to Vote in a State in a Federal Election.". MERGER OF FOREIGN SERVICE INFORMATION CORPS WITH FOREIGN SERVICE CORPS SEC. 130. (a) Section 102 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3902) is amended— (1) by striking out "(a)"; and (2) by striking out subsection (b). (b) Section 502 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 3982) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
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