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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3336
To provide for temporary authority to waive the reduction for early retirement
under the Civil Service Retirement System to assist the District of
Columbia government in its workforce downsizing efforts, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 25, 1996
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To provide for temporary authority to waive the reduction
for early retirement under the Civil Service Retirement
System to assist the District of Columbia government
in its workforce downsizing efforts, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO WAIVE MANDA-
TORY REDUCTIONS IN ANNUITIES FOR CER-
TAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT OF CO-
LUMBIA GOVERNMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Personnel Manage-
ment shall by regulation establish a program under which
section 8339(h) of title 5, United States Code, may be
waived as a means of ensuring, in connection with the Dis-
trict of Columbia government’s plans for downsizing its
workforce, more voluntary separations and fewer involun-
tary separations due to reductions in force.
(b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS GENERALLY.—Under
the program, a waiver may be afforded only to an em-
ployee of the District of Columbia government who—
(1) would, if voluntarily separated from the
service, be eligible for an annuity under section
8336(d)(2) of title 5, United States Code; and
(2) separates during a period established for
purposes of such program by the Mayor of the Dis-
trict of Columbia in conformance with subsection
(c).
(c) PERIOD REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) BEGINNING AND ENDING DATES.—A period
under subsection (b)(2) shall begin no earlier than
the date of the enactment of this Act and end no
later than September 30, 1999.
(2) SINGLE
OR
MULTIPLE
PERIODS
ALLOW-
ABLE.—For purposes of subsection (b)(2), the
Mayor of the District of Columbia may establish—
(A) a single, continuous period; or
(B) 2 or more periods, which may be uni-
form or nonuniform in duration.
(3) LIMITATION.—In no event shall the number
of days in the period or periods established under
subsection (b)(2) exceed a total of 120.
(d) FINANCING OF UNFUNDED LIABILITY.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The District of Columbia
government shall make full reimbursement under
this subsection for any amounts appropriated pursu-
ant to section 8348(g) to finance any unfunded li-
ability created by this Act.
(2) NOTIFICATION.—At the end of each fiscal
year, the Office of Personnel Management shall no-
tify the Mayor of the District of Columbia of the
amount required as reimbursement under this sub-
section for such fiscal year.
(3) PAYMENTS.—The District of Columbia gov-
ernment shall remit to the Office of Personnel Man-
agement, for deposit into the Treasury of the United
States to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement
and Disability Fund, each amount as to which it is
notified under paragraph (2).
(4) OTHER PROVISIONS.—Payments under this
subsection—
(A) shall be made within such time and in
such manner as shall be established under the
program; and
(B) may be paid from any amounts appro-
priated to the District of Columbia government
for any fiscal year beginning after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
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