and the index published for December of the second
preceding year.’’; and
(2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(3)(A) If (in accordance with paragraph (2)) the
Mayor determines in a year (beginning with 1997) that
the per centum change in the price index for the preceding
year indicates a rise in the price index, each annuity hav-
ing a commencing date on or before March 1 of the year
shall, effective March 1 of the year, be increased by an
amount equal to—
‘‘(i) in the case of an annuity having a com-
mencing date on or before March 1 of such preced-
ing year, the per centum change computed under
paragraph (2), adjusted to the nearest 1⁄10 of 1 per
centum; or
‘‘(ii) in the case of an annuity having a com-
mencing date after March 1 of such preceding year,
a pro rata increase equal to the product of—
‘‘(I) 1⁄12 of the per centum change com-
puted under paragraph (2), multiplied by
‘‘(II) the number of months (not to exceed
12 months, counting any portion of a month as
an entire month) for which the annuity was
payable before the effective date of the increase,
adjusted to the nearest 1⁄10 of 1 per centum.
‘‘(B) On January 1, 1996 (or within a reasonable
time thereafter), the Mayor shall determine the per cen-
tum change in the price index published for December
1995 over the price index published for June 1995. If such
per centum change indicates a rise in the price index, ef-
fective March 1, 1996—
‘‘(i) each annuity having a commencing date on
or before September 1, 1995, shall be increased by
an amount equal to such per centum change, ad-
justed to the nearest 1⁄10 of 1 per centum; and
‘‘(ii) each annuity having a commencing date
after September 1, 1995, and on or before March 1,
1996, shall be increased by a pro rata increase equal
to the product of—
‘‘(I) 1⁄6 of such per centum change, multi-
plied by
‘‘(II) the number of months (not to exceed
6 months, counting any portion of a month as
an entire month) for which the annuity was
payable before the effective date of the increase,
adjusted to the nearest 1⁄10 of 1 per centum.’’.
SEC. 203. EQUALIZATION OF CONTRIBUTION RULES FOR
FORMER RETIREES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 209(a)(2)(B) of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Retirement Reform Act (sec. 4–625(2),
D.C. Code) is amended by striking ‘‘having a commencing
date after the effective date of such amendment.’’.
(b) REPEAL OF RELIEF ALLOWANCE OR COMPENSA-
TION INCREASE.—Section 301 of the District of Columbia
Police and Firemen’s Salary Act of 1953 (sec. 4–605,
D.C. Code) is repealed.
Subtitle B—Teachers’ Contribution
SEC. 211. INCREASE IN CONTRIBUTION.
The first sentence of section 1 of the Act entitled ‘‘An
Act for the retirement of public-school teachers in the Dis-
trict of Columbia’’, approved August 7, 1946 (sec. 31–
1221(a), D.C. Code), is amended by inserting after ‘‘per
centum’’ the following: ‘‘(or, with respect to each pay pe-
riod which begins on or after October 1, 1995, 8 per cen-
tum)’’.
SEC. 212. ESTABLISHMENT OF SINGLE ANNUAL COST-OF-
LIVING ADJUSTMENT.
Section 21(b) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act for the re-
tirement of public-school teachers in the District of Co-
lumbia’’, approved August 7, 1946 (sec. 31–1241(b), D.C.
Code) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The Mayor
shall—’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘On January 1 of each year (or within a
reasonable time thereafter), the Mayor shall deter-
mine the per centum change in the price index for
the preceding year by determining the difference be-
tween the index published for December of the pre-
ceding year and the index published for December of
the second preceding year.’’; and
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(2)(A) If (in accordance with paragraph (1)) the
Mayor determines in a year (beginning with 1997) that
the per centum change in the price index for the preceding
year indicates a rise in the price index, each annuity hav-
ing a commencing date on or before March 1 of the year
shall, effective March 1 of the year, be increased by an
amount equal to—
‘‘(i) in the case of an annuity having a com-
mencing date on or before March 1 of such preced-
ing year, the per centum change computed under
paragraph (1), adjusted to the nearest 1⁄10 of 1 per
centum; or
‘‘(ii) in the case of an annuity having a com-
mencing date after March 1 of such preceding year,
a pro rata increase equal to the product of—
‘‘(I) 1⁄12 of the per centum change com-
puted under paragraph (1), multiplied by
‘‘(II) the number of months (not to exceed
12 months, counting any portion of a month as
an entire month) for which the annuity was
payable before the effective date of the increase,
adjusted to the nearest 1⁄10 of 1 per centum.
‘‘(B) On January 1, 1996 (or within a reasonable
time thereafter), the Mayor shall determine the per cen-
tum change in the price index published for December
1995 over the price index published for June 1995. If such
per centum change indicates a rise in the price index, ef-
fective March 1, 1996—
‘‘(i) each annuity having a commencing date on
or before September 1, 1995, shall be increased by
an amount equal to such per centum change, ad-
justed to the nearest 1⁄10 of 1 per centum; and
‘‘(ii) each annuity having a commencing date
after September 1, 1995, and on or before March 1,
1996, shall be increased by a pro rata increase equal
to the product of—