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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1215
To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to extend
the civil service retirement provisions of such chapter which are applicable
to law enforcement officers, to inspectors of the Immigration and Natu-
ralization Service, inspectors and canine enforcement officers of the
United States Customs Service, and revenue officers of the Internal
Revenue Service.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 21, 1997
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States
Code, to extend the civil service retirement provisions
of such chapter which are applicable to law enforcement
officers, to inspectors of the Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Service, inspectors and canine enforcement officers
of the United States Customs Service, and revenue offi-
cers of the Internal Revenue Service.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 8331 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(25);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (26) and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(27) ‘revenue officer’ means an employee of
the Internal Revenue Service, the duties of whose
position are primarily the collection of delinquent
taxes and the securing of delinquent returns, includ-
ing an employee engaged in this activity who is
transferred to a supervisory or administrative
position;
‘‘(28) ‘customs inspector’ means an employee of
the United States Customs Service, the duties of
whose position are primarily to—
‘‘(A) enforce laws and regulations govern-
ing the importing and exporting of mer-
chandise;
‘‘(B) process and control passengers and
baggage;
‘‘(C) interdict smuggled merchandise and
contraband; and
‘‘(D) apprehend (if warranted) persons in-
volved in violations of customs laws,
including an employee engaged in this activity who
is transferred to a supervisory or administrative
position;
‘‘(29) ‘customs canine enforcement officer’
means an employee of the United States Customs
Service, the duties of whose position are primarily to
work directly with a dog in an effort to—
‘‘(A) enforce laws and regulations govern-
ing the importing and exporting of mer-
chandise;
‘‘(B) process and control passengers and
baggage;
‘‘(C) interdict smuggled merchandise and
contraband; and
‘‘(D) apprehend (if warranted) persons in-
volved in violations of customs laws,
including an employee engaged in this activity who
is transferred to a supervisory or administrative po-
sition; and
‘‘(30) ‘Immigration and Naturalization inspec-
tor’ means an employee of the Immigration and Nat-
uralization Service, the duties of whose position are
primarily the controlling and guarding of the bound-
aries and borders of the United States against the
illegal entry of aliens, including an employee en-
gaged in this activity who is transferred to a super-
visory or administrative position.’’.
(b) DEDUCTIONS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND DEPOS-
ITS.—Section 8334 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘a law en-
forcement officer,’’ and inserting ‘‘a law enforcement
officer, a revenue officer, a customs inspector, a cus-
toms canine enforcement officer, an Immigration
and Naturalization inspector,’’; and
(2) in the table in subsection (c), by striking
‘‘and firefighter for firefighter service.’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, firefighter for firefighter service, revenue offi-
cer for revenue officer service, customs inspector for
customs inspector service, customs canine enforce-
ment officer for customs canine enforcement officer
service, and Immigration and Naturalization inspec-
tor for Immigration and Naturalization inspector
service.’’.
(c) MANDATORY SEPARATION.—Section 8335(b) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended in the second sen-
tence by striking ‘‘law enforcement officer’’ and inserting
‘‘law enforcement officer, a revenue officer, a customs in-
spector, a customs canine enforcement officer, or an Immi-
gration and Naturalization inspector’’.
(d) IMMEDIATE RETIREMENT.—Section 8336(c)(1)
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘law enforcement offi-
cer or firefighter,’’ and inserting ‘‘law enforcement officer,
a firefighter, a revenue officer, a customs inspector, a cus-
toms canine enforcement officer, or an Immigration and
Naturalization inspector,’’.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 8401 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(31);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (32) and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(33) ‘revenue officer’ means an employee of
the Internal Revenue Service, the duties of whose
position are primarily the collection of delinquent
taxes and the securing of delinquent returns, includ-
ing an employee engaged in this activity who is
transferred to a supervisory or administrative posi-
tion;