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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1678 

To amend subchapter II of chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to 

prohibit coverage for annuity purposes for new Federal employees, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 12, 2013 

Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. COBURN, and Mr. CHAMBLISS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend subchapter II of chapter 84 of title 5, United 

States Code, to prohibit coverage for annuity purposes 

for new 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 ‘‘Public-Private Em5 ployee Retirement Parity Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF ANNUITIES UNDER THE FEDERAL 

7 EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM. 

8 (a) CREDITABLE SERVICE.—Section 8411 of title 5, 

9 United States Code, is amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘except as 

2 provided under subsection (m),’’ after ‘‘(1)’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(m) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec5 tion, any period of service performed by an employee or 

6 Member on or after the date that is 6 months after the 

7 date of enactment of the Public-Private Employee Retire8 ment Parity Act shall not be creditable service for pur9 poses of this subchapter, if that employee or Member did 

10 not perform any period of creditable service under this sec11 tion before the date that is 6 months after the date of 

12 enactment of the Public-Private Employee Retirement 

13 Parity Act (including any military service creditable under 

14 subsection (c)).’’. 

15 (b) EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS.—Section 8422 of 

16 title 5, United States Code, is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘The’’ and 

18 inserting ‘‘Except as provided under subsection (j), 

19 the’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec22 tion, an employing agency shall not make any deduction 

23 or withholding under this section from the basic pay of 

24 any employee or Member for any period of service per25 formed on or after the date that is 6 months after the 


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1 date of enactment of the Public-Private Employee Retire2 ment Parity Act, if that period of service is not creditable 

3 service under section 8411(m).’’. 

4 (c) AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS.—Section 8423 of title 

5 5, United States Code, is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘Each’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘Except as provided under subsection 

8 (d), each’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec11 tion, an employing agency shall not make any contribution 

12 under this section for any employee or Member for any 

13 period of service performed on or after the date that is 

14 6 months after the date of enactment of the Public-Private 

15 Employee Retirement Parity Act, if that period of service 

16 is not creditable service under section 8411(m).’’. 

17 (d) LIMITATION ON CREDIT FOR MILITARY SERV18 ICE.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8411(c) of title 5, 

20 United States Code, is amended— 

21 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘para22 graphs (2), (3), and (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘para23 graphs (2), (3), (5), and (6)’’; and 

24 (B) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(6) Notwithstanding any other provision of 

2 this subsection, any period of military service per3 formed on or after the date that is 6 months after 

4 the date of enactment of the Public-Private Em5 ployee Retirement Parity Act shall not be allowed 

6 credit under this subchapter, if the employee or 

7 Member did not perform any period of creditable 

8 service under this section before the date that is 6 

9 months after the date of enactment of the Public10 Private Employee Retirement Parity Act.’’. 

11 (2) CONTRIBUTIONS.—Section 8422(e)(1)(A) of 

12 title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘Except as provided in subparagraph (B), and sub14 ject to paragraph (6),’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as 

15 provided under section 8411(c)(6) and subparagraph 

16 (B) of this paragraph, and subject to paragraph (6) 

17 of this subsection,’’. 

18 SEC. 3. REPORTING REGARDING CSRDF. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8347(f) of title 5, United 

20 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘The Board shall re21 port annually on the actuarial status of the System’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘Not later than 6 months after the date of enact23 ment of the Public-Private Employee Retirement Parity 

24 Act, and every year thereafter, the Board shall issue an 

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1 line, on the actuarial status of the System and the Federal 

2 Employees Retirement System under chapter 84’’. 

3 (b) AVAILABILITY OF PREVIOUS REPORTS.—The 

4 Board of Actuaries of the Civil Service Retirement System 

5 shall make available online all reports under section 

6 8347(f) prepared on or after June 6, 1986. 

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