I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2397 
To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to set the 
age at which Members of Congress are eligible for an annuity to the 
same age as the retirement age under the Social Security Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2011 
Mr. SCHILLING introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States 
Code, to set the age at which Members of Congress 
are eligible for an annuity to the same age as the retire-
ment age under the Social Security Act. 
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 ‘‘Congressional Retire-
ment Age Act of 2011’’. 
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SEC. 2. RETIREMENT AGE. 
(a) CSRS.—Subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 8336, by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(q)(1) An individual serving as a Member on or 
after the date of enactment of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) shall not be eligible for an annuity under 
any other provision of this section; and 
‘‘(B) shall be eligible for an annuity if the indi-
vidual is separated from the service after attaining 
retirement age (as defined in section 216(l)(1) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(l)(1)) and com-
pleting 5 years of service. 
‘‘(2) This subsection applies to an individual serving 
as a Member on or after the date of enactment of this 
subsection without regard to whether— 
‘‘(A) the individual is separated from the serv-
ice while serving as an employee or a Member; or 
‘‘(B) any service by the individual is subject to 
section 8334(k)’’; and 
(2) in section 8338, by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(i)(1) An individual serving as a Member on or after 
the date of enactment of this subsection— 
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‘‘(A) shall not be eligible for an annuity under 
any other provision of this section; and 
‘‘(B) if the individual is separated from the 
service, or transferred to a position in which the in-
dividual does not continue subject to this sub-
chapter, after completing 5 years of service, is eligi-
ble for an annuity beginning at retirement age (as 
defined in section 216(l)(1) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 416(l)(1)). 
‘‘(2) This subsection applies to an individual serving 
as a Member on or after the date of enactment of this 
subsection without regard to whether— 
‘‘(A) the individual serves as an employee be-
fore, on, or after the date of enactment of this sub-
section; or 
‘‘(B) any service by the individual is subject to 
section 8334(k).’’. 
(b) FERS.—Chapter 84 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 8412, by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(i)(1) An individual serving as a Member on or after 
the date of enactment of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) shall not be eligible for an annuity under 
any other provision of this section; and 
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‘‘(B) shall be eligible for an annuity if the indi-
vidual is separated from the service after attaining 
retirement age (as defined in section 216(l)(1) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(l)(1)) and com-
pleting 5 years of service. 
‘‘(2) This subsection applies to an individual serving 
as a Member on or after the date of enactment of this 
subsection without regard to whether the individual is sep-
arated from the service while serving as an employee or 
a Member.’’; 
(2) in section 8413, by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(c)(1) An individual serving as a Member on or after 
the date of enactment of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) shall not be eligible for an annuity under 
any other provision of this section; and 
‘‘(B) if the individual is separated from the 
service, or transferred to a position in which the in-
dividual does not continue subject to this chapter, 
after completing 5 years of service, is eligible for an 
annuity beginning at retirement age (as defined in 
section 216(l)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 416(l)(1)). 
‘‘(2) This subsection applies to an individual serving 
as a Member on or after the date of enactment of this 
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