PUBLIC LAW 105-33—AUG. 5, 1997 111 STAT. 661 January 1, 2001, through December 31, 2002, inclu- 7.5 sive. After December 31, 2002 7". (D) MILITARY SERVICE.— Section 805(e) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4045(e)) is amended— (i) in subsection (e)(1) by striking "Each" and inserting "Subject to paragraph (5), each"; and (ii) by adding after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph: "(5) Effective with respect to any period of military or naval Effective date. service after December 31, 1998, the percentage of basic pay under section 204 of title 37, United States Code, payable under paragraph (1) shall be equal to the same percentage as would be applicable under section 8334(c) of title 5, United States Code, for that same period for service as an employee.". (e) FOREIGN SERVICE PENSION SYSTEM.— (1) INDIVIDUAL DEDUCTIONS AND WITHHOLDINGS FROM PAY. — (A) IN GENERAL. — Section 856(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4071e(a)) is amended to read as follows: "(a)(1) The employing agency shall deduct and withhold from the basic pay of each participant the applicable percentage of basic pay specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection minus the percentage then in effect under section 3101(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 3101(a)) (relating to the rate of tax for old age, survivors, and disability insurance). "(2) The applicable percentage under this subsection shall be as follows: "7.5 Before January 1, 1999. 7.75 January 1, 1999, to December 31, 1999. 7.9 January 1, 20C0, to December 31, 2000. 8 January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2002. 7.5 After December 31, 2002.". (B) VOLUNTEER SERVICE. —Subsection 854(c) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4071c(c)) is amended to read as follows: "(c)(l) Credit shall be given under this System to a participant for a period of prior satisfactory service as— "(A) a volunteer or volunteer leader under the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), "(B) a volunteer under part A of title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, or "(C) a full-time volunteer for a period of service of at least 1 year's duration under part A, B, or C of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.), if the participant makes a payment to the Fund equal to 3 percent of pay received for the volunteer service; except, the amount to be paid for volunteer service beginning on January 1, 1999, through December 31, 2002, shall be as follows:
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