#aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#adcf  ,,an ,,act  ,to make technical   
corrections to the computation of       
average pay under ,public ,law #aaj-bgi4
  #a4 ,technical corrections to         
computation of average pay under ,public
 ,law #aaj-bgi  7a7 ,in general ,section
 #a7;c77#b77;,a7 of ,public ,law        
#aaj-bgi 7#b ,u4,s4,c4                  
#bjea7;c77#b77;,a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by
 striking ,for purposes of and all that 
follows through 7i7 any period and      
inserting the following3  7i7 ,treatment
 of service ,for purposes of chapters   
#hc1 #hd1 and #hg of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code1 any period  2  7#b7 in   
clause 7i71 by striking 2 and and       
inserting a period2 and  7#c7 in clause 
7ii7-- 7,a7 by inserting ,treatment of  
pay4--,for purposes of chapter #hg of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 before 
the rate of basic pay2 and  7,b7 by     
striking the covered and inserting a    
covered4  7b7 ,regulations  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the ,director of the ,office of

 ,personnel ,management shall promulgate
 regulations to carry out this section4 
7#b7 ,effective date ,the regulations   
promulgated under paragraph 7#a7 shall  
take effect not later than #ahj days    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4  7c7 ,applicability of amendments 
7#a7 ,definitions ,in this subsection1  
the terms contractor1 covered           
individual1 and food services contract  
have the meanings given those terms in  
section #a7;a7 of ,public ,law #aaj-bgi 
7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #bjea7;a774  7#b7         
,applicability ,the amendments made by  
this section shall apply with respect   
to-- 7,a7 a covered individual who      
separates from service as an employee of
 a contractor performing services under 
the food services contract before1 on1  
or after the date of enactment of this  
,act2 and  7,b7 each payment to a       
covered individual under chapter #hc or 
#hd of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 
made on or after the effective date of  
the regulations promulgated under       

subsection 7b74  ,passed the ,senate    
,may #ac1 #bjai4,secretary