110 STAT. 436 PUBLIC LAW 104-106—FEB. 10, 1996 (C) TRANSFERS OF CONTRIBUTIONS.— (i) IN GENERAL. — If an individual makes an election under this paragraph to be transferred back to a retirement system in which such individual previously participated (in this section referred to as the "previous system"), all individual contributions (including interest) and Government contributions to the retirement system in which such individual is then currently participating (in this section referred to as the "current system"), excluding those made to the Thrift Savings Plan or any other defined contribution plan, which are attributable to periods of service performed since the move on which the election is based, shall be paid to the fund, account, or other repository for contributions made under the previous system. For purposes of this section, the term "current system" shall be considered also to include any retirement system (besides the one in which the individual is participating at the time of making the election) in which such individual previously participated since the move on which the election is based. (ii) CONDITION SUBSEQUENT RELATING TO REPAY- MENT OF LUMP-SUM CREDIT.— In the case of an individual who has received such individual's lump-sum credit (within the meaning of section 8401(19) of title 5, United States Code, or a similar payment) from such individual's previous system, the payment described in clause (i) shall not be made (and the election to which it relates shall be ineffective) unless such lumpsum credit is redeposited or otherwise paid at such time and in such manner as shall be required under applicable regulations. Regulations to carry out this clause shall include provisions for the computation of interest (consistent with section 8334(e)(2) and (3) of title 5, United States Code), if no provisions for such computation otherwise exist. (iii) CONDITION SUBSEQUENT RELATING TO DEFI- CIENCY IN PAYMENTS RELATIVE TO AMOUNTS NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT BENEFITS ARE FULLY FUNDED. — (I) IN GENERAL.— Except as provided in subclause (II), the payment described in clause (i) shall not be made (and the election to which it relates shall be ineffective) if the actuarial present value of the future benefits that would be payable under the previous system with respect to service performed by such individual after the move on which the election under this paragraph is based and before the effective date of the election, exceeds the total amounts required to be transferred to the previous system under the preceding provisions of this subparagraph with respect to such service, as determined by the authority administering such previous system (in this section referred to as the "administrative authority"). (II) PAYMENT OF DEFICIENCY.— ^A determination of a deficiency under this clause shall not
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