[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR831.202]

[Page 85-86]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
          CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED)
 
PART 831_RETIREMENT--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart B_Coverage
 
Sec. 831.202  Continuation of coverage for food service employees of 
the House of Representatives.

    (a) Congressional employees who provide food service operations for 
the House of Representatives can elect to continue their retirement 
coverage under subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States 
Code, when such

[[Page 86]]

food service operations are transferred to a private contractor. These 
regulations also apply to any successor contractors.
    (b) Eligibility requirements. To be eligible for continuation of 
retirement coverage, an employee must:
    (1) Be a Congressional employee (as defined in section 2107 of title 
5, United States Code), other than an employee of the Architect of the 
Capitol, engaged in providing food service operations for the House of 
Representatives under the administrative control of the Architect of the 
Capitol;
    (2) Be subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United 
States Code;
    (3) Elect to remain covered under civil service retirement 
provisions no later than the day before the date on which the food 
service operations transfer from the House of Representatives to a 
private contractor; and
    (4) Become employed to provide food services under contract without 
a break in service. A ``break in service'' means a separation from 
employment of at least three calendar days.
    (c) Employee deductions. An employee who elects to continue coverage 
under title 5 retirement provisions is deemed to consent to deductions 
from his or her basic pay for the Civil Service Retirement and 
Disability Fund in the amount determined in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 
8334(k). The employer providing the food services under contract must, 
in accordance with procedures established by OPM, pay into the Civil 
Service Retirement and Disability Fund the amounts deducted from an 
employee's pay.
    (d) Employer contributions. The employer providing food services 
under contract must, in accordance with procedures established by OPM, 
pay into the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund amounts equal 
to any agency contributions that would be required if the individual 
were a Congressional employee covered by the Civil Service Retirement 
System.

[52 FR 5069, Feb. 19, 1987, and 53 FR 10055, Mar. 29, 1988. Redesignated 
at 53 FR 10055, Mar. 29, 1988]