§2064 Senate Employee Child Care Center employee benefits

Summary

Employees of the Senate Employee Child Care Center who were working on October 6, 1992 and who told the Secretary of the Senate they wanted this coverage within 60 days, and people hired after October 6, 1992 who elect coverage within 60 days of starting, can count their center work for federal retirement, disability, survivor, and life insurance benefits. If they want credit for work before January 1, 1993, they must pay the deposit required by section 8411(f)(2) of title 5 (without applying section 8411(b)(3)). Work on or after October 6, 1992 counts if the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) allows deductions from pay, as set by OPM rules. For survivor and disability annuities, employees may get credit if they pay the amounts OPM says would have been withheld from their basic pay, plus interest. The Secretary of the Senate will treat these workers as congressional employees for retirement and life insurance rules, and will pay the government’s share of contributions from the Senate’s contingent fund account called “Miscellaneous Items.” OPM will accept the Secretary’s certification about creditable service. The Secretary will also pay employer payroll tax under section 3111 of title 26 for each center employee after the center proves it paid that tax. The center must work with the Secretary, keep required employee records, take the proper deductions from pay, and send those amounts to the Secretary for forwarding to OPM. OPM can issue rules to run this program.