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Union Calendar No. 274 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3813 
[Report No. 112–394, Part I] 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to secure the annuities of Federal 
civilian employees, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2012 
Mr. ROSS of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
FEBRUARY 9, 2012 
Reported from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform with an 
amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
FEBRUARY 9, 2012 
The Committee on House Administration discharged; committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 24, 2012] 
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A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to secure the annuities 
of Federal civilian employees, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Securing Annuities for 
Federal Employees Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS. 
(a) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.— 
(1) 
INDIVIDUAL
CONTRIBUTIONS.—Section 
8334(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(c) Each’’ and inserting 
‘‘(c)(1) Each’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sub-
section, the applicable percentage of basic pay under this 
subsection shall, for purposes of computing an amount— 
‘‘(A) for a period in calendar year 2013, 2014, 
or 2015, be equal to the applicable percentage under 
this subsection for the preceding calendar year (in-
cluding as increased under this paragraph, if appli-
cable), plus an additional 0.5 percentage point; and 
‘‘(B) for a period in any calendar year after 
2015, be equal to the applicable percentage under this 
subsection for calendar year 2015 (as determined 
under subparagraph (A)).’’. 
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(2) 
GOVERNMENT
CONTRIBUTIONS.—Section 
8334(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘Except as 
provided in clause (ii),’’ and inserting ‘‘Except 
as provided in clause (ii) or (iii),’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) The amount to be contributed under clause (i) 
shall, with respect to a period in any year beginning after 
December 31, 2012, be equal to— 
‘‘(I) the amount which would otherwise apply 
under clause (i) with respect to such period, reduced 
by 
‘‘(II) the amount by which, with respect to such 
period, the withholding under subparagraph (A) ex-
ceeds the amount which would otherwise have been 
withheld from the basic pay of the employee or elected 
official involved under subparagraph (A) based on the 
percentage applicable under subsection (c) for cal-
endar year 2012.’’. 
(b) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM.— 
Section 8422(a)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(3) The’’ and inserting ‘‘(3)(A) 
The’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
paragraph, the applicable percentage under this paragraph 
shall, for purposes of computing any amount— 
‘‘(i) for a period in calendar year 2013, 2014, or 
2015, be equal to the applicable percentage under this 
paragraph for the preceding calendar year (including 
as increased under this subparagraph, if applicable), 
plus an additional 0.5 percentage point; and 
‘‘(ii) for a period in any calendar year after 
2015, be equal to the applicable percentage under this 
paragraph for calendar year 2015 (as determined 
under clause (i)).’’. 
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SECURE ANNUITY EM-
PLOYEES. 
(a) DEFINITION OF SECURE ANNUITY EMPLOYEE.— 
Section 8401 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (35), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (36), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(37) the term ‘secure annuity employee’ means 
an employee or Member who— 
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