PUBLIC LAW 100-659—NOV. 15, 1988
102 STAT. 3911
least 8 years, whether continuously or otherwise, as such a bankruptcy judge or magistrate shall, subject to subsection (f), be entitled to receive, upon attaining the age of 65 years and during the remainder of the judge's or magistrate's lifetime, an annuity equal to that portion of the salary being received at the time the judge or magistrate leaves office which the a g g r ^ a t e number of years of service, not to exceed 14, bears to 14. Such annuity shall be reduced by Ve of 1 percent for each full month such bankruptcy judge or magistrate was under the age of 65 at the time the judge or magistrate left office, except that such reduction shall not exceed 20 percent. "(d) RETIREMENT FOR DISABILITY.—A bankruptcy judge or magistrate to whom this section applies, who has served at least 5 years, whether continuously or otherwise, as such a bankruptcy judge or magistrate, and who retires or is removed from office upon the sole ground of mental or physical disability shall, subject to subsection (f), be entitled to receive, during the remainder of the judge's or magistrate's lifetime, an annuity equal to 40 percent of the salary being received at the time of retirement or removal or, in the case of a judge or magistrate who has served for at least 10 years, an amount equal to that proportion of the salary being received at the time of retirement or removal which the aggregate number of years of service, not to exceed 14, bears to 14. "(e) CosT-OF-LrviNG ADJUSTMENTS.—A bankruptcy judge or magistrate who is entitled to an annuity under this section is also entitled to a cost-of-living adjustment in such annuity, calculated and payable in the same manner as adjustments under section 8340(b) of title 5, except that any such annuity, as increased under this subsection, may not exceed the salary then payable for the position from which the judge or magistrate retired or was removed. "(f) ELECTION; ANNUITY IN LIEU OF OTHER ANNUITIES.—A bankruptcy judge or magistrate shall be entitled to an annuity under this section if the judge or magistrate elects an annuity under this section by notifying the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. A bankruptcy judge or magistrate who elects to receive an annuity under this section shall not be entitled to receive any annuity to which such judge or magistrate would otherwise have been entitled under subchapter III of chapter 83, or under chapter 84 (except for subchapters HI and VII), of title 5. "(g) CALCULATION OF SERVICE.—(1) For purposes of calculating an
annuity under this section— '(A) full-time service as a bankruptcy judge or magistrate to whom this section applies may be credited; and "(B) each month of service shall be credited as one-twelfth of a year, and the fractional part of any month shall not be credited. "(2)(A) In the case of an individual who is a bankruptcy judge to whom this section applies and who retires under this section or who is removed from office under subsection (d) upon the sole ground of mental or physical disability, any service of that individual as a United States magistrate to whom this section applies, and any service of that individual as a full-time judicial officer who performed the duties of a magistrate and a bankruptcy judge at the same time, shall be included for purposes of calculating years of service under subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d), as the case may be. "(B) In the case of an individual who is a magistrate to whom this section applies and who retires under this section or who is removed from office under subsection (d) upon the sole ground of mental or
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