100 STAT. 334
PUBLIC LAW 99-272—APR. 7, 1986
(i) to the government of the District of Columbia, except that the amount of any such part so transferred shall not exceed the amount attributable to the contributions made by the government of the District of Columbia to subscription charges under this chapter (as determined by the Office of Personnel Management); and (ii) to the United States Postal Service, except that the amount of any such part so transferred shall not exceed the amount attributable to the contributions made by the United States Postal Service to subscription charges under this chapter (as determined by the Office). (5) The provisions of this subsection shall apply notwithstanding any provision of the Federal Employees Benefits Improvement Act of 1985. (b) GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS FOR RETIRED FORMER EMPLOYEES OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE.—Section 8906(g) of title 5,
United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out "(g) The" and inserting in lieu thereof "(g)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the"; and (2) isy adding at the end thereof the following: "(2) The Government contributions authorized by this section for health benefits for an individual who first becomes an annuitant by reason of retirement from employment with the United States Postal Service on or after October 1, 1986, shall be paid by the United States Postal Service.". SEC. 15203. COMPUTATION OF HOURLY RATES OF PAY. (a) METHOD OF COMPUTATION.—Section 5504(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out the first sentence; (2) in the second sentence, by striking out "When" and inserting in lieu thereof "When, in the case of an employee,"; (3) in paragraph (1), by striking out "2,080" and inserting in lieu thereof "2,087"; and (4) in the last sentence, by striking out "title." and inserting in lieu thereof "title other than an employee or individual 5 USC 5541. excluded by section 5541(2)(xvi) of this title.. 5 USC 5504 note. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be effective with respect to pay periods commencing on or after March 1, 1986. SEC. 15204. COMPUTATION OF RETIREMENT ANNUITY FOR PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Section 8339 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(o)(1) In computing an annuity under this subchapter for an employee whose service includes service that was performed on a part-time basis— "(A) the average pay of the employee, to the extent that it includes pay for service performed in any position on a parttime basis, shall be determined by using the annual rate of basic pay that would be payable for full-time service in the position; and "(B) the benefit so computed shall then be multiplied by a fraction equal to the ratio which the employee's actual service, as determined by prorating an employee's total service to reflect the service that was performed on a part-time basis, bears to the
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