12 2 STA T . 2 604PUBLIC LA W 110 – 2 79—J UL Y 17 , 200 8PublicLaw1 1 0–279 110 thCongres s A n Act Topr o videf or c er ta i nF edera l e m plo y ee b enefit s to be contin u ed for certain employ - eesoft h e S enate R estaurants after operations of the Senate Restaurants are contracted to be performed by a private business concern , and for other purposes .Beit e nac te dby t h e S enate and Hous eo fR e pr esentati v es of the U nited States of Am erica in C on g ress assemb l ed ,SECTION1. CONTIN U E DB ENE F ITS FO R CERT A IN SENATE RES - TAURANTS E MPL O Y EES. (a)DEFIN I T I O N S.—Inthis s ec ti o n
( 1 ) C ONT RAC TOR.— T he te rm‘ ‘contractor ’ ’ means the p ri v ate bu siness concern that enters into a f oo d services contract w ith the A rchitect of the Capito l . ( 2 )CO V ERE D INDIVID U A L .—The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means an y individual who— (A)isa S enate R estaurants employee who is an employee of the Architect of the Capitol on the date of enactment of this Act , includin g — (i) a permanent, full - time or part-time employee
(ii) a temporary, full-time or part-time employee; and (iii) an employee in a position described under the second or third provisos under the subheading ‘‘SENATE OFFICE B UILDIN G S’’ under the heading ‘‘CA P - ITOL B UILDINGS AND G ROUNDS’’ under the heading ‘‘ARC H IT E CT OF THE CA P ITO L ’’ in the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1 97 2(2 U .S.C. 2 048 ); (B) becomes an employee of the contractor under a food services contract on the transfer date; and (C) with respect to benefits under subsection (c)(2) or( 3 ), files an election before the transfer date with the Office of Human Resources of the Architect of the Capitol to have 1 or more benefits continued in accordance with this section. (3) FOOD SERVICES CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘food services contract’’ means a contract under which food services operations of the Senate Restaurants are transferred to, and performed by, a private business concern. (4) TRANSFER DATE.—The term ‘‘transfer date’’ means the date on which a contractor begins the performance of food services operations under a food services contract. (b) ELECTION OF COVERAGE.— (1) IN GENERAL.— (A) RETIRE M ENT COVERAGE.— N ot later than the day before the transfer date, an individual described under Deadlin e s.2USC 2 051 . Ju l y 1 7, 200 8[ S.2 96 7 ]
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