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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5600 

To permit nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts, employees 

transferred to the Pretrial Services, Parole, Adult Probation, and Offender Supervision Trustee, and employees of the District of Columbia 

Public Defender Service to have periods of service performed prior to 

the enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 included as part 

of the years of service used to determine the time at which such employees are eligible to retire under chapter 84 of title 5, United States 

Code, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 12, 2008 

Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

A BILL 

To permit nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia 

courts, employees transferred to the Pretrial Services, 

Parole, Adult Probation, and Offender Supervision 

Trustee, and employees of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service to have periods of service performed 

prior to the enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 

1997 included as part of the years of service used to 

determine the time at which such employees are eligible 

to retire under chapter 84 of title 5, United States 

Code, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘District of Columbia 

5 Court, Offender Supervision, Parole, and Public Defender 

6 Employees Equity Act of 2008’’. 

7 SEC. 2. RETIREMENT CREDIT FOR SERVICE OF CERTAIN 

8 EMPLOYEES TRANSFERRED FROM DISTRICT 

9 OF COLUMBIA SERVICE TO FEDERAL SERV10 ICE. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Any individual serving as an em12 ployee or Member (as those terms are defined by section 

13 8401 of title 5, United States Code) on or after the date 

14 of enactment of this Act who performed qualifying District 

15 of Columbia service shall be entitled to have such service 

16 included in calculating the individual’s creditable service 

17 under section 8411 of title 5, United States Code, but only 

18 for purposes of the following provisions of such title: 

19 (1) Section 8410 (relating to eligibility for an20 nuity). 

21 (2) Section 8412 (relating to immediate retire22 ment). 

23 (3) Section 8413 (relating to deferred retire24 ment). 

25 (4) Section 8414 (relating to early retirement). 


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1 (5) Subchapter IV of chapter 84 (relating to 

2 survivor annuities). 

3 (6) Subchapter V of chapter 84 (relating to dis4 ability benefits). 

5 (b) SERVICE NOT INCLUDED IN COMPUTING

6 AMOUNT OF ANY ANNUITY.—Qualifying District of Co7 lumbia service shall not be taken into account for purposes 

8 of computing the amount of any benefit payable out of 

9 the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. 

10 SEC. 3. QUALIFYING DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SERVICE DE11 FINED. 

12 In this Act, ‘‘qualifying District of Columbia service’’ 

13 means any of the following: 

14 (1) Service performed by an individual as a 

15 nonjudicial employee of the District of Columbia 

16 courts— 

17 (A) which was performed prior to the ef18 fective date of the amendments made by section 

19 11246(b) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997; 

20 and 

21 (B) for which the individual did not ever 

22 receive credit under the provisions of sub23 chapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 

24 5, United States Code (other than by virtue of 

25 section 8331(1)(iv) of such title). 


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1 (2) Service performed by an individual as an 

2 employee of an entity of the District of Columbia 

3 government whose functions were transferred to the 

4 Pretrial Services, Parole, Adult Supervision, and Of5 fender Supervision Trustee under section 11232 of 

6 the Balanced Budget Act of 1997— 

7 (A) which was performed prior to the ef8 fective date of the individual’s coverage as an 

9 employee of the Federal Government under sec10 tion 11232(f) of such Act; and 

11 (B) for which the individual did not ever 

12 receive credit under the provisions of sub13 chapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 

14 5, United States Code (other than by virtue of 

15 section 8331(1)(iv) of such title). 

16 (3) Service performed by an individual as an 

17 employee of the District of Columbia Public De18 fender Service— 

19 (A) which was performed prior to the ef20 fective date of the amendments made by section 

21 7(e) of the District of Columbia Courts and 

22 Justice Technical Corrections Act of 1998; and 

23 (B) for which the individual did not ever 

24 receive credit under the provisions of sub25 chapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 


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1 5, United States Code (other than by virtue of 

2 section 8331(1)(iv) of such title). 

3 (4) In the case of an individual who was ap4 pointed to a position in the Federal Government 

5 under the priority consideration program established 

6 by the Bureau of Prisons under section 11203 of the 

7 Balanced Budget Act of 1997, service performed by 

8 the individual as an employee of the District of Co9 lumbia Department of Corrections— 

10 (A) which was performed prior to the ef11 fective date of the individual’s coverage as an 

12 employee of the Federal Government; and 

13 (B) for which the individual did not ever 

14 receive credit under the provisions of sub15 chapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 

16 5, United States Code (other than by virtue of 

17 section 8331(1)(iv) of such title). 

18 SEC. 4. CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE. 

19 The Office of Personnel Management shall accept the 

20 certification of the appropriate personnel official of the 

21 government of the District of Columbia concerning wheth22 er an individual performed qualifying District of Columbia 

23 service and the length of the period of such service the 

24 individual performed. 

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