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PUBLIC LAW 96-000—MMMM. DD, 1980

94 STAT. 2124

Monthly installment.

22 USC 4067.

5 USC 8331.

Regulations.

PUBLIC LAW 96-465—OCT. 17, 1980

(2) Effective from its commencing date, an annuity payable from the Fund to the survivor of an annuitant, except a child entitled to an annuity under section 806(c) or 809 (c) or (d), shall be increased by the total percentage increase the annuitant was receiving under this section at death. (3) For purposes of computing or recomputing an annuity to a child under section 806(c) or (d) or 809 (c) or (d), the items $900, $1,080, $2,700, and $3,240 appearing in section 806(c) shall be increased by the total percentage increases by which corresponding amounts are being increased under section 8340 of title 5, United States Code, on the date the annuity of the child becomes effective. (d) No increase in annuity provided by this section shall be computed on any additional annuity purchased at retirement by voluntary contributions. (e) The monthly installment of annuity after adjustment under this section shall be fixed at the nearest dollar, except such installment shall after adjustment reflect an increase of at least $1. (f) Effective from its commencing date, there shall be an increase of 10 percent in the annuity of each surviving spouse whose entitlement to annuity resulted from the death of an annuitant who, prior to October 1, 1976, elected a reduced annuity in order to provide a spouse's survivor annuity. SEC. 827. COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN CIVIL SERVICE AND FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEMS.—(a) In order to maintain existing

conformity between the Civil Service Retirement and Disability System under subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, and the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System, whenever a law of general applicability is enacted which— (1) affects the treatment of current or former participants, annuitants, or survivors under the Civil Service Retirement and Disability System; and (2) affects treatment which, immediately prior to the enactment of such law, was substantially identical to the treatment accorded to participants, former participants, annuitants, or survivors under the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System; such law shall be extended in accordance with subsection (b) to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System so that it applies in like manner with respect to participants, former participants, annuitants, or survivors under that System. (b) The President shall by Executive order prescribe regulations to implement this section and may make such extension retroactive to a date no earlier than the effective date of the provision of law applicable to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability System. Any provision of an Executive order issued under this section shall modify, supersede, or render inapplicable, as the CEise may be, to the extent inconsistent therewith— (1) all provisions of law enacted prior to the effective date of that provision of the Executive order, and (2) any prior provision of an Executive order issued under this section. CHAPTER 9—TRAVEL, LEAVE, AND OTHER BENEFITS

22 USC 4081.

SEC. 901. TRAVEL AND RELATED EXPENSES.—The Secretary may

pay

the travel and related expenses of members of the Service and their families, including costs or expenses incurred for—