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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4299
To provide that the provisions of subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter
84 of title 5, United States Code, that apply with respect to law enforce-
ment officers be made applicable with respect to Assistant United States
Attorneys.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 22, 1998
Mr. DAVIS of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To provide that the provisions of subchapter III of chapter
83 and chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, that
apply with respect to law enforcement officers be made
applicable with respect to Assistant United States Attor-
neys.
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 ‘‘Assistant United
States Attorneys Retirement Benefit Equity Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTOR-
NEYS.
(a) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—
(1) INCLUSION IN DEFINITION OF A LAW EN-
FORCEMENT OFFICER.—Paragraph (20) of section
8331 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking ‘‘position.’’ and inserting ‘‘position; such
term includes an Assistant United States Attor-
ney;’’.
(2) DEFINITION
OF
AN
ASSISTANT
UNITED
STATES ATTORNEY.—Section 8331 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end of paragraph (25), by striking the period at the
end of paragraph (26) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by
adding after paragraph (26) the following:
‘‘(27) ‘Assistant United States Attorney’ means
an assistant United States attorney appointed under
section 542 of title 28.’’.
(b) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—
(1) INCLUSION IN DEFINITION OF A LAW EN-
FORCEMENT OFFICER.—Paragraph (17) of section
8401 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (C), by
adding ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end of sub-
paragraph (D), and by adding after subparagraph
(D) the following:
‘‘(E) an Assistant United States Attor-
ney;’’.
(2) DEFINITION
OF
AN
ASSISTANT
UNITED
STATES ATTORNEY.—Section 8401 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end of paragraph (31), by striking the period at the
end of paragraph (32) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by
adding after paragraph (32) the following:
‘‘(33) ‘Assistant United States Attorney’ means
an assistant United States attorney appointed under
section 542 of title 28.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as otherwise provided
in section 3, this Act and the amendments made by this
Act shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable
pay period beginning after the expiration of the 90-day
period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. PROVISIONS RELATING TO INCUMBENTS.
(a) INCUMBENT DEFINED.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘incumbent’’ means an individual first ap-
pointed as an Assistant United States Attorney before the
effective date of this Act who is serving in that capacity
on such effective date.
(b) NOTICE
REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 6
months after the effective date of this Act, the Depart-
ment of Justice shall take measures reasonably designed