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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8162 

To amend the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 to treat domestic partnerships as marriage for purposes of the program of benefits paid by the Federal government for 

survivors of a District of Columbia police officer, firefighter, or teacher 

in the same manner and to the same extent that domestic partnerships 

are treated as marriage for purposes of such benefits which are paid 

by the District of Columbia, to conform the age limit after which a 

surviving spouse of a police officer, firefighter, or teacher may remarry 

without losing survivor benefits under such program to the age limit 

established with respect to survivor benefits of Federal employees, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 29, 2024 

Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Oversight and Accountability 

A BILL 

To amend the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 to treat domestic 

partnerships as marriage for purposes of the program 

of benefits paid by the Federal government for survivors 

of a District of Columbia police officer, firefighter, or 

teacher in the same manner and to the same extent 

that domestic partnerships are treated as marriage for 

purposes of such benefits which are paid by the District 

of Columbia, to conform the age limit after which a 

surviving spouse of a police officer, firefighter, or teacher 


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may remarry without losing survivor benefits under such 

program to the age limit established with respect to 

survivor benefits of Federal employees, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Capital Revi5 talization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 

6 Technical Corrections Act of 2024’’. 

7 SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF PROGRAM OF BENEFITS PAID BY 

8 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR SURVIVORS OF 

9 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA POLICE OFFICERS, 

10 FIREFIGHTERS, AND TEACHERS. 

11 (a) COVERAGE OF SURVIVING DOMESTIC PARTNERS

12 UNDER SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR BENEFITS

13 PAID UNDER DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RETIREMENT PRO14 GRAMS.—Section 11012 of the National Capital Revital15 ization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 

16 (sec. 1–803.02, D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding 

17 at the end the following new subsection: 

18 ‘‘(g) COVERAGE OF DOMESTIC PARTNERS.— 

19 ‘‘(1) COVERAGE.—For purposes of subsection 

20 (a), the determination of the entitlement of an indi21 vidual to a benefit payment under a District Retire22 ment Program shall be made as if the amendments 


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1 made by section 32 of the Omnibus Domestic Part2 nership Equality Amendment Act of 2008 (D.C. 

3 Law 17–231) and the amendments made by section 

4 2 of the Teachers, Police, and Firefighters Retire5 ment Benefits Amendment Act of 2018 (D.C. Law 

6 22–215) had taken effect prior to the freeze date. 

7 ‘‘(2) EXCLUSION OF UNRELATED PROVI8 SIONS.—Paragraph (1) does not apply to the amend9 ments made by subsections (b) and (e) of section 2 

10 of the Teachers, Police, and Firefighters Retirement 

11 Benefits Amendment Act of 2018.’’. 

12 (b) APPLICATION OF SAME AGE LIMIT FOR TERMI13 NATION OF BENEFITS BY REASON OF REMARRIAGE

14 UNDER FEDERAL EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PRO15 GRAMS.— 

16 (1) INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY DISTRICT RE17 TIREMENT PROGRAM.—Section 11012 of such Act 

18 (sec. 1–803.02, D.C. Official Code), as amended by 

19 subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end the 

20 following new subsection: 

21 ‘‘(h) APPLICATION OF AGE LIMIT UNDER FEDERAL

22 EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PROGRAMS FOR TERMINATION

23 OF SURVIVOR BENEFIT BY REASON OF REMARRIAGE.— 

24 ‘‘(1) LIMITATION ON TERMINATION OF BEN25 EFIT ON GROUNDS OF REMARRIAGE.—Except as 


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1 provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of sub2 section (a), the entitlement of an individual to a ben3 efit payment under a District Retirement Program 

4 shall be determined as if, prior to the freeze date, 

5 the entitlement to the benefit payment under the 

6 Program did not terminate by reason of the remar7 riage of the individual. 

8 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR SURVIVORS REMARRIED

9 BEFORE BECOMING 55 YEARS OF AGE.—Paragraph 

10 (1) does not apply if the individual remarried before 

11 becoming 55 years of age, unless the individual was 

12 married for at least 30 years to the individual on 

13 whose service the benefit payment is based.’’. 

14 (2) SPECIAL RULE FOR SURVIVORS OF

15 JUDGES.—Section 11–1568(c), District of Columbia 

16 Official Code, is amended in the matter following 

17 paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘fifty-five years of age’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘fifty-five years of age, unless the 

19 widow or widower was married to the judge for at 

20 least 30 years’’. 

21 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 11003(6) 

22 of such Act (sec. 1–801.02(6), D.C. Official Code) is 

23 amended by striking ‘‘section 11012(e) and (f)’’ and in24 serting ‘‘section 11012(e), (f), (g), and (h)’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. ANNUITY DEPOSIT FOR CERTAIN SERVICE UNDER 

2 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RETIREMENT SYS3 TEM. 

4 Section 1905(a) of the National Defense Authoriza5 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 5 

6 U.S.C. 8332 note) is amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Qualifying’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (4), 

9 qualifying’’; and 

10 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(4) SERVICE DEPOSIT.— 

12 ‘‘(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), the 

13 qualifying District of Columbia service of any 

14 individual who makes a deposit under this para15 graph shall be taken into account for purposes 

16 of computing the amount of any benefit payable 

17 out of the Civil Service Retirement and Dis18 ability Fund under section 8348 of title 5, 

19 United States Code. 

20 ‘‘(B) Any individual— 

21 ‘‘(i) who, pursuant to this section, has 

22 qualifying District of Columbia service in23 cluded in calculating the individual’s cred24 itable service under section 8332, of title 5, 

25 United States Code, may deposit an 

26 amount equal to the product of the basic 


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1 pay received for that qualifying service 

2 multiplied by the applicable percentage, or 

3 percentages, in section 8334(c) of such 

4 title, plus interest (computed in accordance 

5 with section 8334(e) of such title); or 

6 ‘‘(ii) who, pursuant to this section, 

7 has qualifying District of Columbia service 

8 included in calculating the individual’s 

9 creditable service under section 8411 of 

10 such title may deposit an amount equal to 

11 1.3 percent of basic pay received for that 

12 qualifying service, plus interest (computed 

13 in accordance with section 8334(e) of such 

14 title). 

15 ‘‘(C) For the purpose of survivor annuities, 

16 deposits authorized by this paragraph may be 

17 made by a survivor of an individual described in 

18 subparagraph (B)(i) or (B)(ii). 

19 ‘‘(D) Any deposit made under this para20 graph shall be credited to the Civil Service Re21 tirement and Disability Fund. 

22 ‘‘(E) The Office of Personnel Management 

23 shall issue such regulations as may be necessary 

24 to carry out this paragraph.’’. 

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