PUBLIC LAW 106-554—APPENDIX D 114 STAT. 2763A-197 and Disability Fund an amount equal to the difference between— (i) the employee contributions that were actually made to such Fund under applicable provisions of law with respect to the service described in subparagraph (A); and (ii) the employee contributions that would have been required with respect to such service if the amounts described in subparagraph (A)(ii) had also been treated as basic pay. The amount required under this subparagraph shall include interest, which shall be computed under section 8334(e) of title 5, United States Code. (C) CERTAIN OFFSETS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO PREVENT DOUBLE CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS.— In the case of any period of service as an employee of a legislative service organization which constituted employment for purposes of title II of the Social Security Act— (i) any pay for such service (as described in subparagraph (A)(ii)) with respect to which the deposit under subparagraph (B) would otherwise be computed by applying the first sentence of section 8334(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, shall instead be computed in a manner based on section 8334(k) of such title; and (ii) any retirement benefits under subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, shall be subject to offset (to reflect that portion of benefits under title II of the Social Security Act attributable to pay referred to in subparagraph (A)) similar to that provided for under section 8349 of such title. (2) SURVIVOR ANNUITANTS.—For purposes of survivor annuities, an application authorized by this section may, in the case of an individual under paragraph (1) who has died, be made by a survivor of such individual. (3) RECOMPUTATION OF ANNUITIES. — Any annuity or survivor annuity payable as of when an individual makes the deposit required under paragraph (1) shall be recomputed to take into account the crediting of service under such paragraph for purposes of amounts accruing for any period beginning on or Eifter the date on which the individual makes the deposit. (4) CERTIFICATION OF SPEAKER.— The Office of Personnel Management shall accept the certification of the Speaker of the House of Representatives (or the Speaker's designee) concerning the service of, and the amount of compensation received by, an employee with respect to whom credit is to be sought under this subsection. (5) NOTIFICATION AND OTHER DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT. — (A) NOTICE. —The Office of Personnel Management shall take such action as may be necessary and appropriate to inform individuals of any rights they might have as a result of enactment of this subsection. (B) ASSISTANCE. — The Office shall, on request, assist any individual in obtaining from any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the United States any information in the possession of such instrumentality which may
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