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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4910 
To provide that the Secretary of Homeland Security may waive certain retire-
ment provisions for reemployed annuitants in the Department of Home-
land Security, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2007 
Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. DELAHUNT, 
Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN 
of California, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, and Mr. GOHMERT) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide that the Secretary of Homeland Security may 
waive certain retirement provisions for reemployed annu-
itants in the Department of Homeland Security, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. FEDERAL REEMPLOYED ANNUITANTS IN CER-
TAIN DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
POSITIONS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Citizenship Processing Backlog Reduction Act of 2007’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘annuitant’’ means an annuitant 
under a Government retirement system; 
(2) the term ‘‘Government retirement system’’ 
means a retirement system established by law for 
employees of the Government of the United States; 
and 
(3) the term ‘‘employee’’ has the meaning 
under section 2105 of title 5, United States Code. 
(c) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security may waive the application of sections 8344 
and 8468 of title 5, United States Code (relating to annu-
ities and pay on reemployment) or any other similar provi-
sion of law under a Government retirement system on a 
case-by-case basis, with respect to any annuitant who is 
reemployed on a temporary basis, if such annuitant is 
needed— 
(1) to process applications for naturalization 
filed during the period beginning on January 31, 
2007, and ending on September 30, 2007; or 
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(2) to otherwise help the Secretary of Home-
land Security to reduce or eliminate the existing 
backlog of applications for naturalization, whether 
by assisting in the processing of such applications or 
otherwise. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—An annuitant as to 
whom a waiver under subsection (c) is in effect shall not 
be considered an employee for purposes of any Govern-
ment retirement system. 
(e) TERMINATION.—No waiver under this section 
may be granted after December 31, 2008, or remain in 
effect after December 31, 2009. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall take effect on 
the date of enactment of this Act and apply to pay periods 
beginning on or after that date. 
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