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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1983

To provide that the provisions of chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United

States Code, relating to reemployed annuitants shall not apply with

respect to postal retirees who are reemployed, on a temporary basis,

to serve as rural letter carriers or rural postmasters.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 25 (legislative day, FEBRUARY 22), 1994

Mr. HEFLIN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred

to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

A BILL

To provide that the provisions of chapters 83 and 84 of

title 5, United States Code, relating to reemployed annuitants shall not apply with respect to postal retirees

who are reemployed, on a temporary basis, to serve as

rural letter carriers or rural postmasters.

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

3 SECTION 1. EXCLUSION FROM PROVISIONS RELATING TO

4 REEMPLOYED ANNUITANTS.

5 (a) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—Section

6 8344 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding

7 at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘(m)(1) For the purpose of this subsection—

2 ‘‘(A) the term ‘postal annuitant’ means any in3 dividual who becomes an annuitant by reason of re4 tirement from the United States Postal Service;

5 ‘‘(B) the term ‘rural postmaster’ means the

6 postmaster of any post office which provides regular

7 postal services to any rural areas, communities, or

8 small towns; and

9 ‘‘(C) the term ‘rural letter carrier’ means an

10 employee of the United States Postal Service occu11 pying a position the regular duties of which involve

12 the collection and delivery of mail on a rural route.

13 ‘‘(2)(A) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to

14 any postal annuitant receiving an annuity from the Fund

15 while such annuitant is employed by the United States

16 Postal Service, on a temporary basis, as a rural post17 master or rural letter carrier, subject to subparagraph

18 (B).

19 ‘‘(B) This subsection shall not, in the case of any

20 postal annuitant, have the effect of excluding from the ap21 plication of subsections (a) and (b) more than—

22 ‘‘(i) 90 days of service in any calendar year; or

23 ‘‘(ii) a total of 180 days of service.’’.
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1 (b) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—

2 Section 8468 of title 5, United States Code, is amended

3 by adding at the end the following:

4 ‘‘(j)(1) For the purpose of this subsection—

5 ‘‘(A) the term ‘postal annuitant’ means any in6 dividual who becomes an annuitant by reason of re7 tirement from the United States Postal Service;

8 ‘‘(B) the term ‘rural postmaster’ means the

9 postmaster of any post office which provides regular

10 postal services to any rural areas, communities, or

11 small towns; and

12 ‘‘(C) the term ‘rural letter carrier’ means an

13 employee of the United States Postal Service occu14 pying a position the regular duties of which involve

15 the collection and delivery of mail on a rural route.

16 ‘‘(2)(A) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to

17 any postal annuitant receiving an annuity from the Fund

18 while such annuitant is employed by the United States

19 Postal Service, on a temporary basis, as a rural post20 master or rural letter carrier, subject to subparagraph

21 (B).

22 ‘‘(B) This subsection shall not, in the case of any

23 postal annuitant, have the effect of excluding from the ap24 plication of subsections (a) and (b) more than—

25 ‘‘(i) 90 days of service in any calendar year; or
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1 ‘‘(ii) a total of 180 days of service.’’.

2 (c) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing in this section shall have

3 the effect of causing any reemployed annuitant to be treat4 ed as an active employee for purposes of any provision

5 of chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United States Code.

6 SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.

7 This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall

8 apply with respect to temporary appointments commenc9 ing on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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