; and (B) permanently precludes the affected individual, affected employee, or affected special agent from rendering useful and efficient service in the covered position but would not preclude the affected individual, affected employee, or affected special agent from continuing to serve in the Federal service. (5) Agency reappointment The regulations promulgated to carry out the amendments made by this Act shall ensure that, to the greatest extent possible, the head of each agency appoints an affected individual, affected employee, or affected special agent to a supervisory or administrative position related to the activities of the former covered position of the affected individual, affected employee, or affected special agent. (6) Treatment of service The regulations promulgated to carry out the amendments made by this Act shall ensure that the creditable service of an affected individual, affected employee, or affected special agent (as the case may be) that is not in a covered position pursuant to an election made under such amendments shall be treated as the same type of service as the covered position in which the affected individual, affected employee, or affected special agent suffered the qualifying illness or injury. (f) Effective date; applicability The amendments made by this Act— (1) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) shall apply to an individual who suffers an illness or injury described in section 8336(c)(3)(A)(i)(II) or section 8412(d)(2)(A)(i)(II) of title 5, United States Code, as amended by this section, section 302(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act, as amended by this section, or section 806(a)(6)(D)(i)(I)(bb) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended by this section, on or after the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.