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(b) RELATING TO THE MAXIMUM ANNUITY ALLOW-
ABLE PURSUANT TO COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS.—
Section 8340(g)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘or’’ after
the semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) by striking ‘‘employee or Member’’ and
inserting ‘‘employee’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘employee or Member’’ and
inserting ‘‘employee,’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘employee’s or Member’s’’
and inserting ‘‘employee’s’’; and
(D) by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (B)(ii) and inserting ‘‘; or ’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) the final pay of the Member with respect
to whom the annuity is paid.’’.
(c) RELATING TO THE YEARS OF SERVICE AS A MEM-
BER
OF CONGRESS
AND CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES
FOR PURPOSES OF COMPUTING AN ANNUITY.—
(1) CSRS.—Section 8339 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended—
(A) by striking subsections (b) and (c);
and
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(B) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘or
Member’’ after ‘‘employee’’.
(2) FERS.—Section 8415 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended—
(A) by striking subsections (b) and (c);
(B) in subsections (a) and (g) by inserting
‘‘or Member’’ after ‘‘employee’’ each place it
appears; and
(C) in subsection (g)(2) by striking out
‘‘Congressional employee’’.
(d) CONTRIBUTION RATES.—
(1) CSRS.—(A) Section 8334(a)(1) of title 5,
United States Code, is amended—
(i) by striking out ‘‘of an employee, 71⁄2
percent of the basic pay of a Congressional em-
ployee,’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘of an em-
ployee, a Member,’’; and
(ii) by striking out ‘‘basic pay of a Mem-
ber,’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘basic pay
of ’’.
(B) The table under section 8334(c) of title 5,
United States Code is amended—
(i) in the item relating to Member of em-
ployee for congressional employee service by
striking out
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71⁄2 .........................
After December 31, 1969.’’
and inserting in lieu thereof
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71⁄2 .........................
December 31, 1969 to (but not in-
cluding) the effective date of the
Congressional Annuity Reform
Act of 1995.
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7 .............................
On and after the effective date of
the Congressional Annuity Re-
form Act of 1995.’’;
and
(ii) in the item relating to Member for
Member service by striking out
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8 .............................
After December 31, 1969.’’
and inserting in lieu thereof
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8 .............................
December 31, 1969 to (but not in-
cluding) the effective date of the
Congressional Annuity Reform
Act of 1995.
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7 .............................
On and after the effective date of
the Congressional Annuity Re-
form Act of 1995.’’.
(2) FERS.—Section 8422(a)(2) of title 5,
United States Code, is amended—
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking out
‘‘employee (other than a law enforcement offi-
cer, firefighter, air traffic controller, or Con-
gressional employee)’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘employee or Member (other than a law
enforcement officer, firefighter, or air traffic
controller)’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)—
(i) by striking out ‘‘a Member,’’; and
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(ii) by striking out ‘‘air traffic con-
troller, or Congressional employee,’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘or air traffic con-
troller,’’.
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS.—The Secretary
of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives, in consultation with the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment, may prescribe regulations to carry out the provi-
sions of this section and the amendments made by this
section for applicable employees and Members of Con-
gress.
(f) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) SHORT TITLE.—Subsection (a) shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) COLA ADJUSTMENTS.—The amendments
made by subsection (b) shall take effect on the date
of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with re-
spect to annuities commencing on or after November
6, 1996.
(3) YEARS
OF
SERVICE; ANNUITY
COMPUTA-
TION.—(A) The amendments made by subsection (c)
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act and shall apply only with regard to the computa-
tion of an annuity relating to—
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(i) the service of a Member of Congress as
a Member or as a congressional employee per-
formed after November 6, 1996; and
(ii) the service of a congressional employee
as a congressional employee performed after
November 6, 1996.
(B) An annuity shall be computed as though
the amendments made under subsection (c) has not
been enacted with regard to—
(i) the service of a Member of Congress as
a Member or a congressional employee or mili-
tary service performed before November 6,
1996; and
(ii) the service of a congressional employee
as a congressional employee or military service
performed before November 6, 1996.
(4) CONTRIBUTION RATES.—The amendments
made by subsection (d) shall take effect on the first
day of the first applicable pay period beginning on
or after November 6, 1996.
(5) REGULATIONS.—The provisions of sub-
section (e) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
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