PUBLIC LAW 106-113—APPENDIX G 113 STAT. 1501A-441 "(B) the total amount of all contributions, if any, under section 8351(b)(2) or 8432(a), as applicable, actually made by the person over the period described in subparagraph (A). "(3) Contributions under paragraph (1)— "(A) shall be made at the same tim(i and in the same manner as would any contributions under section 8351(b)(2) or 8432(a), as applicable; "(B) shall be made over the period of time specified by the person under paragraph (4)(B); and "(C) shall be in addition to any contributions actually being made by the person during that period under section 8351(b)(2) or 8432(a), as applicable. "(4) The Executive Director shall prescribe the time, form, and manner in which a covered person may specify— "(A) the total amount the person wishes to contribute with respect to any period described in paragraph (2)(A); and "(B) the period of time over which the covered person wishes to make contributions under this subsection. "(c) If a covered person who makes contributions under section 8432(a) makes contributions under subsection (b), the agency employing the person shall make those contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund on the person's behalf in the same manner as contributions are made for an employee described in section 8432b(a) under sections 8432b(c), 8432b(d), and 8432b(f). Amounts paid under this subsection shall be paid in the same manner as amounts are paid under section 8432b(g). "(d) For purposes of any computation under this section, a covered person shall, with respect to the period described in subsection (b)(2)(A), be considered to have been paid at the rate which would have been payable over such period had the person remained continuously employed in the position that the person last held before transferring to the international organization. "(e) For purposes of section 8432(g), a covered person shall be credited with a period of civilian service equal to the period beginning on the date of transfer of the person (as described in subsection (a)(1)) and ending on the day before the date of reemploy- ment of the person (as described in subsection (a)(3)). "(f) The Executive Director shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT. — The table of sections for chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 8432b the following: "8432c. Contributions of certain persons reemployed after service with international organizations.". (c) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to persons reemployed on or after the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 335. TRANSFER ALLOWANCE FOR FAMILIES OF DECEASED FOR- EIGN SERVICE PERSONNEL. Section 5922 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "(f)(1) If an employee dies at post in a foreign area, a transfer allowance under section 5924(2)(B) may be granted to the spouse or dependents of such employee (or both) for the purpose of providing for their return to the United States.
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