§ 130a. — Nonpay status for Congressional employees studying under Congressional staff fellowships.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC130a]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 4--OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Sec. 130a. Nonpay status for Congressional employees studying
under Congressional staff fellowships
(a) With respect to each employee of the Senate or House of
Representatives--
(1) whose compensation is disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives, and
(2) who, on or after January 1, 1963 shall have been separated
from employment with the Senate or House of Representatives in order
to pursue certain studies under a congressional staff fellowship
awarded by the American Political Science Association,
the period of time covered by such fellowship shall be held and
considered to be service (in a nonpay status) in employment with the
Senate or House of Representatives, as the case may be, at the rate of
compensation received immediately prior to separation (including any
increases in compensation provided by law during the period covered by
such fellowship) for the purposes of the provisions of law specified in
subsection (b) of this section, if the award of such fellowship to such
employee is certified to the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, as appropriate,
by the appointing authority concerned or, in the event of the death or
disability of such appointing authority, is established to the
satisfaction of the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative
Officer of the House of Representatives by records or other evidence.
(b) The provisions of law referred to in subsection (a) of this
section are--
(1) subchapter III (relating to civil service retirement) of
chapter 83 of title 5;
(2) chapter 87 (relating to Federal employees group life
insurance) of title 5; and
(3) chapter 89 (relating to Federal employees group health
insurance) of title 5.
(Pub. L. 89-379, Mar. 30, 1966, 80 Stat. 94; Pub. L. 104-186, title II,
Sec. 204(73), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1741.)
Amendments
1996--Pub. L. 104-186 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a),
in par. (1) substituted ``Chief Administrative Officer'' for ``Clerk'',
in provisions following par. (2) substituted ``the purposes of the
provisions of law specified in subsection (b) of this section, if the
award'' for ``the purposes of--
``(A) subchapter III (relating to civil service retirement) of
chapter 83 of title 5,
``(B) chapter 87 (relating to Federal employees group life
insurance) of title 5, and
``(C) chapter 89 (relating to Federal employees group health
insurance) of title 5,
if the award'', ``Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives, as appropriate'' for ``Clerk of the House of
Representatives, as appropriate'', and ``Chief Administrative Officer of
the House of Representatives by records'' for ``Clerk of the House by
records'', and added subsec. (b).
