Zneski, odtegnjeni po odstavku 1, se uslužbencu vrnejo, če je s končno odločitvijo naložena disciplinska kazen, ki ni strožja od pisnega opozorila, opomina ali odloga povišanja v stopnji, ali če ni izrečena nobena disciplinska kazen;
Sums withheld under paragraph 1 shall be repaid to the staff member if the final decision imposes a disciplinary penalty no more severe than a written warning, reprimand or deferment of advancement to a higher step, or if no disciplinary penalty is imposed;