; and (ii) the amount that would have been deducted and withheld from the pay of the covered individual if the covered individual had made an election described in subparagraph (C). . (b) FERS (1) In general Section 8412(d) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; (B) by inserting (1) before An employee ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (2) (A) In this paragraph— (i) the term covered individual means an individual covered under this chapter who— (I) is performing service in a covered position; (II) has performed not less than 3 years of creditable service in a covered position; (III) while in the performance of the duties of the individual, becomes ill or is injured before the date on which the individual becomes entitled to an annuity under paragraph (1) of this subsection or subsection (e), as applicable; (IV) because of the illness or injury described in subclause (III), is permanently unable to continue service in a covered position, determined in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor; and (V) is appointed to a position in the civil service that is not a covered position