PUBLIC LAW 105-274—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2427 (D) Section 23-1307, District of Columbia Code (as amended by section 11271(a) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997) is amended— (i) by striking "(a)"; and (ii) by strilang "the District of Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender, and Courts Services Agency" and inserting "the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia". (E) Section 23-1308, District of Columbia Code (as amended by section 11271(a) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997) is amended by striking "the District of Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender, and Courts Services Agency" each place it appears and inserting "the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia". (3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. — The table of contents for title XI of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 is amended in the ill Stat 714. item relating to section 11233 by striking "Offender Supervision, Defender and Courts Services" and inserting "Court Services and Offender Supervision". (d) REPEAL OF CERTAIN AMENDMENTS AFFECTING PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICES. —Section 11272 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33; 111 Stat. 762) is hereby repealed, and any provision of law amended or repealed by such section shall be restored or revived as if such section had not been enacted into law. (e) TRANSFER OF EMPLOYEES OF SERVICE TO FEDERAL RETIRE- MENT AND BENEFIT PROGRAMS. — (1) IN GENERAL. —Section 305 of the District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 (D.C. Code, sec. 1-2705) is amended by inserting at the end the following: "(c)(1) Employees of the Service shall be treated as employees of the Federal Government solely for purposes of any of the following provisions of title 5, United States Code: subchapter 1 of chapter 81 (relating to compensation for work injuries), chapter 83 (relating to retirement), chapter 84 (relating to Federal Employees' Retirement System), chapter 87 (relating to life insurance), and chapter 89 (relating to health insurance). "(2) The Service shall make contributions under the provisions referred to in paragraph (1) at the same rates applicable to agencies of the Federal Government. "(3) An individual who is an employee of the Service on the date of the enactment of this subscKrtion may make, within 60 days after the issuance of regulations under paragraph (4), an election under section 8351 or 8432 of title 5, United States Code, to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan for Federal employees. "(4) This subsection shall apply with respect to all months ^plicability. beginning after the date on which the Director of the Office of Regulations. Personnel Management'issues regulations to carry out this subsection. "(5) For purposes of vesting pursuant to section 2610(b) of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (D.C. Code, sec. 1-627.10(b)), creditable service with the District for employees whose participation in the District Defined Contribution Plan ceases as a result of implementation of this subsection shall include service performed tnereafter for the Service.".
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