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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2970 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the maximum age limit 

for an original appointment to a position as a Federal law enforcement 

officer in the case of any individual who has been discharged or released 

from active duty in the armed forces under honorable conditions, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 19, 2009 

Mr. BISHOP of Utah (for himself, Mr. MATHESON, and Mr. CHAFFETZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

A BILL 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the maximum age limit for an original appointment to a position 

as a Federal law enforcement officer in the case of 

any individual who has been discharged or released from 

active duty in the armed forces under honorable conditions, 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. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AGE LIMIT. 

4 (a) POSITIONS SUBJECT TO CSRS.—Section 3307(d) 

5 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 


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1 (1) by striking ‘‘(d) The’’ and inserting ‘‘(d)(1) 

2 Except as provided in paragraph (2), the’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(2) The maximum limit of age within which an origi5 nal appointment may be made to a position as a law en6 forcement officer (as defined by section 8331(20)) shall, 

7 in the case of an individual who, before the effective date 

8 of such appointment, was discharged or released from ac9 tive duty in the armed forces under honorable conditions, 

10 be 40 years of age.’’. 

11 (b) POSITIONS SUBJECT TO FERS.—Section 3307(e) 

12 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 

13 (1) by striking ‘‘(e) The’’ and inserting ‘‘(e)(1) 

14 Except as provided in paragraph (2), the’’; and 

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

16 ‘‘(2) The maximum age limit for an original appoint17 ment to a position as a law enforcement officer (as defined 

18 by section 8401(17)) shall, in the case of an individual 

19 who, before the effective date of such appointment, was 

20 discharged or released from active duty in the armed 

21 forces under honorable conditions, be 40 years of age.’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO PREVENT MANDATORY SEPARA2 TION BEFORE BECOMING ELIGIBLE TO RE3 TIRE. 

4 (a) AMENDMENT RELATING TO CSRS.—Section 

5 8335(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by add6 ing at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(4) In the case of an employee who, before the date 

8 of such employee’s original appointment to a position as 

9 a law enforcement officer, was discharged or released from 

10 active duty in the armed forces under honorable condi11 tions, paragraph (1) shall be applied— 

12 ‘‘(A) by substituting ‘60’ for ‘57’; and 

13 ‘‘(B) by substituting ‘63’ for ‘60’.’’. 

14 (b) AMENDMENT RELATING TO FERS.—Section 

15 8425(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by add16 ing at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(4) In the case of an employee who, before the date 

18 of such employee’s original appointment to a position as 

19 a law enforcement officer (as defined by section 8331(20) 

20 or 8401(17)), was discharged or released from active duty 

21 in the armed forces under honorable conditions, paragraph 

22 (1) shall be applied— 

23 ‘‘(A) by substituting ‘60’ for ‘57’; and 

24 ‘‘(B) by substituting ‘63’ for ‘60’.’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

2 The amendments made by section 1 shall apply with 

3 respect to appointments made after the end of the 6- 

4 month period beginning on the date of the enactment of 

5 this Act. The amendments made by section 2 shall apply 

6 with respect to individuals originally appointed as law en7 forcement officers (within the meaning of the amendment 

8 made by subsection (a) or (b) of section 2, as appropriate) 

9 after the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date 

10 of the enactment of this Act. 

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