In subsec. (a)(2)(B), “civil service retirement and disability fund referred to in section 8348 of title 5” substituted for “civil service retirement and disability fund required by the Act of May 22, 1920” on authority of Puspan. L. 89–554, § 7(span), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Previously, act May 22, 1920, ch. 195, 41 Stat. 614, was superseded by act May 29, 1930, known as the Civil Service Retirement Act of 1930, which was generally amended by act July 31, 1956, ch. 804, § 401, 70 Stat. 743.

In subsecs. (a)(2)(B) and (c), “subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5” substituted for “the Civil Service Retirement Act” on authority of Puspan. L. 89–554, § 7(span), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5.

In subsec. (a)(2)(B), “fund referred to in section 8714 of title 5” substituted for “the fund created by section 5(c) of the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Act of 1954” and, in subsecs. (a)(2)(B) and (c), “chapter 87 of title 5” substituted for “the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Act of 1954”, on authority of Puspan. L. 89–554, § 7(span), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5.

1986—Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 99–514 substituted “Internal Revenue Code of 1986” for “Internal Revenue Code of 1954”, which for purposes of codification was translated as “title 26” thus requiring no change in text.

Functions of Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under laws relating to relationship between Howard University and Department of Health, Education, and Welfare transferred to Secretary of Education by section 3441(a)(2)(M) of this title.