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PUBLIC LAW 105-261—OCT. 17, 1998 112 STAT. 2255 "Nuclear materials courier 7 October 1, 1977 to the day before the date of the enactment of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999. 7.5 The date of the enactment of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 to December 31, 1998. 7.75 January 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999. 7.9 January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000. 8 January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2002. 7.5 After December 31, 2002.". (3) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1) or (k)(l) of section 8334 5 USC 8334 note, of title 5, United States Code, or section 7001(a) of Public Law 105-33, during the period beginning on the effective date provided for under subsection (n)(l) and ending on September 30, 2002, the Department of Energy shall deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund on behalf of each nuclear materials courier from whose basic pay a deduction is made under such subsection (a)(1) during that period an amount equal to 9.01 percent of such basic pay, in lieu of the agency contributions otherwise required under such subsection (a)(1) during that period. (d) MANDATORY SEPARATION UNDER CSRS.—Section 8335(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended in the second sentence— (1) by inserting "or nuclear materials courier" after "law enforcement officer"; and " (2) by inserting "or courier, as the case may be," after "that officer". (e) IMMEDIATE RETIREMENT UNDER CSRS. —Section 8336(c)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking "or firefighter" and inserting ", firefighter, or nuclear materials courier". (f) DEFINITION FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' RETIRE - MENT SYSTEM. —Section 8401 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (31); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (32) and inserting "; and"; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(33) 'Nuclear materials courier* has the meaning given that term in section 8331(27).". (g) IMMEDIATE RETIREMENT UNDER FERS.— Section 8412(d) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking "or firefighter" each place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting "firefighter, or nuclear materials courier". (h) COMPUTATION OF BASIC ANNUITY UNDER FERS.— Section 8415(g) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting "nuclear materials courier," after "firefighter,". (i) DEDUCTIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER FERS.— (1) Section 8422(a)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to a law enforcement officer, firefighter, member of the Capitol Police, or air traffic controller the following new item: