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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2367

To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide 

Federal retirement benefits for United States citizen employees of Air 

America, Inc., its subsidiary Air Asia Company Limited, or the Pacific 

Division of Southern Air Transport, Inc. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 29, 2004

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

the Committee on Governmental Affairs 

A BILL

To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States 

Code, to provide Federal retirement benefits for United 

States citizen employees of Air America, Inc., its subsidiary Air Asia Company Limited, or the Pacific Division of Southern Air Transport, Inc.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. FEDERAL RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR EM2 PLOYEES OF CERTAIN CORPORATIONS 

3 OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY THE UNITED 

4 STATES. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8331(1) of title 5, United 

6 States Code, is amended— 

7 (1) in subparagraph (K), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

8 the end; 

9 (2) in subparagraph (L), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 

10 after the semicolon; and 

11 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (L), the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(M) a United States citizen who was em14 ployed by Air America, Inc., its subsidiary Air 

15 Asia Company Limited, or the Pacific Division 

16 of Southern Air Transport, Inc., during any pe17 riod of service that any such corporation was a 

18 proprietary corporation owned and controlled by 

19 the United States Government;’’. 

20 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—

21 Section 8401(11) of title 5, United States Code, is amend22 ed by striking ‘‘or (K)’’ and inserting ‘‘(K) or (L)’’. 

23 SEC. 2. CONTRIBUTIONS TO CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT 

24 AND DISABILITY FUND. 

25 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

26 date of enactment of this Act, the Director of Central In-
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1 telligence shall make a payment described under sub2 section (b), from appropriations for the pay of employees 

3 of the Central Intelligence Agency, in an amount equal 

4 to— 

5 (1)(A) employee contributions which would have 

6 been deducted and withheld from the pay of individ7 uals described under subparagraph (M) of section 

8 8331(1) of title 5, United States Code (as added by 

9 this Act) for periods of service described under that 

10 subparagraph, if that subparagraph had been in ef11 fect during such periods; and 

12 (B) interest as prescribed under section 8334(e) 

13 of title 5, United States Code, based on the amount 

14 determined under subparagraph (A); and 

15 (2) the amount of applicable agency contribu16 tions based on employee contributions under para17 graph (1). 

18 (b) DEPOSIT OF PAYMENT.—Payment of the amount 

19 under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the Civil Service 

20 Retirement and Disability Fund. 

21 SEC. 3. REGULATIONS. 

22 After consultation with the Director of Central Intel23 ligence, the Office of Personnel Management shall pre24 scribe regulations to carry out this Act, including regula-
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1 tions that provide for, with respect to individuals affected 

2 by the amendment made by this Act— 

3 (1) the application for, and computation or re4 computation of, annuities, including survivor annu5 ities; and 

6 (2) the benefits payable if such an individual is 

7 not otherwise eligible for an annuity.

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