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[80 STAT. 430]
PUBLIC LAW 89-000—MMMM. DD, 1966
[80 STAT. 430]

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PUBLIC LAW 89-554-SEPT. 6, 1966

[80 STAT.

(B) a military department; and (C) an employing authority in the legislative branch; (2) "employee" means an employee in or under an agency; ^ (3) "international organization" means a public international organization or international-organization preparatory commission in which the Government of the United States participates; (4) "transfer" means the change of position by an employee from an agency to an international organization; and (5) "reemployment" means— (A) the reemployment of an employee under section 3582 (a) of this title; or (B) the reemployment of a Congressional employee within 90 days from his separation from an international organization; following a term of employment not extending beyond the period named by the head of the agency at the time of consent to transfer or, in the absence of a named period, not extending beyond the first 3 consecutive years after entering the employ of the international organization. § 3582. Rights of transferring employees (a) An employee serving under an appointment not limited to 1 year or less who transfers to an international organization with the consent of the head of his agency is entitled— (1) to retain coverage, rights, and benefits under any system established by law for the retirement of employees, if necessary employee deductions and agency contributions in payment for the coverage, rights, and benefits for the period of employment with the international organization are currently deposited in the system's fund or depository; and the period during which coverage, rights, and benefits are retained under this paragraph is deemed creditable service under the system; (2) to retain coverage, rights, and benefits under chapter 87 of this title, if necessary employee deductions and agency contributions in payment for the coverage, rights, and benefits for the period of employment with the international organization are currently deposited in the Employees' Life Insurance F u n d; and the period during which coverage, rights, and benefits are retained under this paragraph is deemed service as an employee under chapter 87 of this title; (3) to retain coverage, rights, and benefits under subchapter I of chapter 81 of this title, and for this purpose his employment with the international organization is deemed employment by the United States, but if he or his dependents receive from the international organization a payment, allowance, gratuity, payment under an insurance policy for which the premium is wholly paid by the international organization, or other benefit of any kind on account of the same injury or death, the amount thereof is credited against disability or death compensation, as the case may be, payable under subchapter I of chapter 81 of this title; and (4) to elect to retain to his credit all accumulated and current accrued annual leave to which entitled at the time of transfer which would otherwise be liquidated by a lump-sum payment. On his request at any time before reemployment, he shall be paid for the annual leave retained. If he receives a lump-sum payment and is reemployed within 6 months after transfer, he shall