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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 3297

To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the treatment currently

afforded to Federal judges under the Federal Employees Group Life

Insurance Program to certain other judicial officials.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 15, 1993

Mrs. MORELLA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service

A BILL

To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the treatment currently afforded to Federal judges under the

Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program to

certain other judicial officials.

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

3 SECTION 1. LIFE INSURANCE RULES CURRENTLY APPLICA4 BLE TO FEDERAL JUDGES TO BE EXTENDED

5 TO CERTAIN OTHER JUDICIAL OFFICIALS.

6 (a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 8701(a) of title 5, United

7 States Code, is amended—
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1 (1) in paragraph (9) by striking ‘‘and’’ after

2 the semicolon;

3 (2) in paragraph (10) by adding ‘‘and’’ after

4 the semicolon; and

5 (3) by inserting after paragraph (10) and pre6 ceding the matter before subparagraph (A) the fol7 lowing new paragraph:

8 ‘‘(11) a judicial official as defined in section

9 376(a)(1) of title 28, including—

10 ‘‘(i) a judge of the United States Court of

11 Federal Claims—

12 ‘‘(I) who is in regular active service,

13 or

14 ‘‘(II) who is retired from regular ac15 tive service under section 178 of title 28;

16 ‘‘(ii) a judge of the District Court of

17 Guam, the District Court of the Northern Mari18 ana Islands, or the District Court of the Virgin

19 Islands—

20 ‘‘(I) who is in regular active service,

21 or

22 ‘‘(II) who is retired from regular ac23 tive service under section 373 of title 28;

24 and
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1 ‘‘(iii) a bankruptcy judge or a magistrate

2 judge—

3 ‘‘(I) who is in regular active service,

4 or

5 ‘‘(II) who retired after attaining age

6 65 from regular active service under chap7 ter 83 or 84 of this title, section 377 of

8 title 28, or section 2(c) of the Retirement

9 and Survivors’ Annuities for Bankruptcy

10 Judges and Magistrates Act of 1988 (28

11 U.S.C. 377 note; Public Law 100–659);’’.

12 (b) ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL LIFE INSURANCE.—

13 (1)(A) Sections 8706(a) and 8714b(c)(1) of

14 title 5, United States Code, are each amended in the

15 second sentence by inserting ‘‘and judicial officials

16 described under section 8701(a)(11)’’ after ‘‘section

17 8701(a)(5) (ii) and (iii)’’.

18 (B) Sections 8714a(c)(1) and 8714c(c)(1) of

19 title 5, United States Code, are each amended by

20 adding after the first sentence ‘‘Justices and judges

21 described under section 8701(a)(5) (ii) and (iii) and

22 judicial officials described under section 8701(a)(11)

23 of this chapter are deemed to continue in active em24 ployment for purposes of this chapter.’’.
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1 (2) The amendments made by paragraph (1)

2 shall apply to a judicial officer described in section

3 8701(a)(11) of title 5, United States Code (as

4 amended by this section) who—

5 (A) is retired under chapter 83 or 84 of

6 title 5, United States Code, section 178, 373, or

7 377 of title 28, United States Code, or section

8 2(c) of the Retirement and Survivors’ Annuities

9 for Bankruptcy Judges and Magistrates Act of

10 1988 (28 U.S.C. 377 note); and

11 (B) retires on or after August 1, 1987.

12 (c) CONVERSION RIGHTS.—(1) Section 8714a(c)(3)

13 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting

14 ‘‘, or a judicial official as defined under section

15 8701(a)(11) who leaves office without an immediate annu16 ity,’’ after ‘‘for continuation of the judicial salary’’.

17 (2) Section 8714b(c)(1) of title 5, United States

18 Code, is amended in the third sentence by inserting ‘‘, or

19 a judicial official as defined under section 8701(a)(11)

20 who leaves office without an immediate annuity,’’ after

21 ‘‘for continuation of the judicial salary’’.

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