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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3297
To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the treatment currently
afforded to Federal judges under the Federal Employees Group Life
Insurance Program to certain other judicial officials.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 15, 1993
Mrs. MORELLA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the treat-
ment currently afforded to Federal judges under the
Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program to
certain other judicial officials.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LIFE INSURANCE RULES CURRENTLY APPLICA-
BLE TO FEDERAL JUDGES TO BE EXTENDED
TO CERTAIN OTHER JUDICIAL OFFICIALS.
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 8701(a) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (9) by striking ‘‘and’’ after
the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (10) by adding ‘‘and’’ after
the semicolon; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (10) and pre-
ceding the matter before subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(11) a judicial official as defined in section
376(a)(1) of title 28, including—
‘‘(i) a judge of the United States Court of
Federal Claims—
‘‘(I) who is in regular active service,
or
‘‘(II) who is retired from regular ac-
tive service under section 178 of title 28;
‘‘(ii) a judge of the District Court of
Guam, the District Court of the Northern Mari-
ana Islands, or the District Court of the Virgin
Islands—
‘‘(I) who is in regular active service,
or
‘‘(II) who is retired from regular ac-
tive service under section 373 of title 28;
and
‘‘(iii) a bankruptcy judge or a magistrate
judge—
‘‘(I) who is in regular active service,
or
‘‘(II) who retired after attaining age
65 from regular active service under chap-
ter 83 or 84 of this title, section 377 of
title 28, or section 2(c) of the Retirement
and Survivors’ Annuities for Bankruptcy
Judges and Magistrates Act of 1988 (28
U.S.C. 377 note; Public Law 100–659);’’.
(b) ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL LIFE INSURANCE.—
(1)(A) Sections 8706(a) and 8714b(c)(1) of
title 5, United States Code, are each amended in the
second sentence by inserting ‘‘and judicial officials
described under section 8701(a)(11)’’ after ‘‘section
8701(a)(5) (ii) and (iii)’’.
(B) Sections 8714a(c)(1) and 8714c(c)(1) of
title 5, United States Code, are each amended by
adding after the first sentence ‘‘Justices and judges
described under section 8701(a)(5) (ii) and (iii) and
judicial officials described under section 8701(a)(11)
of this chapter are deemed to continue in active em-
ployment for purposes of this chapter.’’.
(2) The amendments made by paragraph (1)
shall apply to a judicial officer described in section
8701(a)(11) of title 5, United States Code (as
amended by this section) who—
(A) is retired under chapter 83 or 84 of
title 5, United States Code, section 178, 373, or
377 of title 28, United States Code, or section
2(c) of the Retirement and Survivors’ Annuities
for Bankruptcy Judges and Magistrates Act of
1988 (28 U.S.C. 377 note); and
(B) retires on or after August 1, 1987.
(c) CONVERSION RIGHTS.—(1) Section 8714a(c)(3)
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting
‘‘, or a judicial official as defined under section
8701(a)(11) who leaves office without an immediate annu-
ity,’’ after ‘‘for continuation of the judicial salary’’.
(2) Section 8714b(c)(1) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended in the third sentence by inserting ‘‘, or
a judicial official as defined under section 8701(a)(11)
who leaves office without an immediate annuity,’’ after
‘‘for continuation of the judicial salary’’.
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