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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6065 
To provide that certain Secret Service employees may elect to transition 
to coverage under the District of Columbia Police and Fire Fighter 
Retirement and Disability System. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2010 
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide that certain Secret Service employees may elect 
to transition to coverage under the District of Columbia 
Police and Fire Fighter Retirement and Disability Sys-
tem. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States Secret 
Service Retirement Act of 2010’’. 
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SEC. 2. RETIREMENT TREATMENT OF CERTAIN SECRET 
SERVICE EMPLOYEES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the 
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board. 
(2) COVERED EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘covered 
employee’’ means an individual who— 
(A) was hired as a member of the United 
States Secret Service Division or the United 
States Secret Service Uniformed Division dur-
ing the period beginning on January 1, 1984, 
through December 31, 1986; 
(B) has actively performed duties other 
than clerical for 10 or more years directly re-
lated to the protection mission of the United 
States Secret Service described under section 
3056 of title 18, United States Code; 
(C) is serving as a member of the United 
States Secret Service Division or the United 
States Secret Service Uniformed Division (or 
any successor entity) on the date of enactment 
of this Act; 
(D) is participating in the Federal Em-
ployees Retirement System under subchapters 
II and III of chapter 84 of title 5, United 
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States Code on the date of enactment of this 
Act; 
(E) has an amount in the account of that 
individual in the Thrift Savings Fund that— 
(i) exceeds the transition cost of that 
individual; and 
(ii) is available for withdrawal (includ-
ing availability after application of section 
8435 of title 5, United States Code) imme-
diately before filing an election under sub-
section (d); and 
(F) files an election to be a covered em-
ployee under subsection (d). 
(3) DC RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘DC 
Retirement System’’ means the District of Columbia 
Police and Firefighters Retirement and Disability 
System administered under the provisions of law 
codified in chapter 7 of title 5 of the District of Co-
lumbia Official Code. 
(4) OFFICE OF PAY AND RETIREMENT SERV-
ICES.—The term ‘‘Office of Pay and Retirement 
Services’’ means the Office of Pay and Retirement 
Services of the District of Columbia. 
(5) TRANSITION COSTS.—The term ‘‘transition 
costs’’ means the amount determined by the Office 
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of Pay and Retirement Services under subsection 
(c)(1) with respect to each individual described 
under subsection (a)(2) (A), (B), (C), and (D). 
(b) NOTIFICATIONS.— 
(1) INITIAL NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
United States Secret Service shall notify employees 
of the United States Secret Service that individuals 
described under subsection (a)(2) (A), (B), (C), (D), 
and (E) are qualified to file an election under sub-
section (d). 
(2) NOTIFICATION OF TRANSITION COSTS.—Not 
later than 15 days after the United States Secret 
Service receives a determination from the Office of 
Pay and Retirement Services of the transition costs 
of any employee, the United States Secret Service 
shall notify that employee of— 
(A) the transition costs of that employee; 
and 
(B) if the employee files an election under 
subsection (d), the requirement of that em-
ployee (in accordance with the regulations of 
the Board) to— 
(i) complete the withdrawal forms; 
and 
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(ii) provide for the transfer of the 
transition costs from the account of that 
individual in the Thrift Savings Fund. 
(c) TRANSITION COSTS.— 
(1) DETERMINATIONS.—With respect to each 
individual described under subsection (a)(2) (A), 
(B), (C), and (D), the Office of Pay and Retirement 
Services shall determine an amount equal to— 
(A) the difference between— 
(i) the amount that the Federal Gov-
ernment will pay in annuity payments for 
that individual (if that individual files an 
election under subsection (d)) under the 
DC Retirement System during the 11-fis-
cal year period beginning with the fiscal 
year in which this Act is enacted; and 
(ii) the amount that the Federal Gov-
ernment would have paid (if this Act had 
not been enacted) in annuity payments for 
that individual under chapter 84 of title 5, 
United States Code, during the 11-fiscal 
year period beginning with the fiscal year 
in which this Act is enacted; 
(B) the amount not paid by the Federal 
Government and that individual (if that indi-
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