PUBLIC LAW 105-33—AUG. 5, 1997 111 STAT. 653 Subtitle B—Repeal of Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act SEC. 6201. REPEAL OF SMITH-HUGHES VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT. The Act of February 23, 1917 (39 Stat. 929, chapter 114; 20 U.S.C. 11 et seq.) (commonly known as the "Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act"), is repealed. TITLE VH—CIVIL SERVICE RETIRE- MENT AND RELATED PROVISIONS SEC. 7001. INCREASED CONTRIBUTIONS TO FEDERAL CIVILIAN RETIREMENT SYSTEMS. (a) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.— (1) AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS.— 5 USC 8334 note. (A) IN GENERAL.— Notwithstanding section 8334(a)(1) or (k)(1) of title 5, United States Code, during the period beginning on October 1, 1997, through September 30, 2002, each employing agency (other than the United States Postal Service or the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority) shall contribute— (i) 8.51 percent of the basic pay of an employee; (ii) 9.01 percent of the basic pay of a congressional employee, a law enforcement officer, a member of the Capitol police, or a firefighter; and (iii) 9.51 percent of the basic pay of a Member of Congress, a Court of Federal Claims judge, a United States magistrate, a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, or a bankruptcy judge; in lieu of the agency contributions otherwise required under section 8334(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code. (B) APPLICATION. — For purposes of subparagraph (A) and notwithstanding the amendments made by paragraph (3), during the period beginning on January 1, 1999 through December 31, 2002, with respect to the United States Postal Service and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, the agency contribution shall be determined as though those amendments had not been made. (2) No REDUCTION IN AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE 5 USC 8334 note. POSTAL SERVICE.— Contributions by the Treasury of the United States or the United States Postal Service under section 8348 (g), (h), or (m) of title 5, United States Code— (A) shall not be reduced as a result of the amendments made under paragraph (3) of this subsection; and (B) shall be computed as though such amendments had not been enacted. (3) INDIVIDUAL DEDUCTIONS, WITHHOLDINGS, AND DEPOSITS.— (A) DEDUCTIONS. —The first sentence of section 8334(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 'The employing agency shall deduct and withhold from the basic pay of an employee. Member,
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