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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3246
To provide that the provisions of chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United
States Code, relating to reemployed annuitants shall not apply with
respect to postal retirees who are reemployed, on a temporary basis,
to serve as rural letter carriers or rural postmasters.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 7, 1993
Mr. SAWYER (for himself, Mr. MYERS of Indiana, and Mr. PETRI) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Post Office
and Civil Service
A BILL
To provide that the provisions of chapters 83 and 84 of
title 5, United States Code, relating to reemployed annu-
itants shall not apply with respect to postal retirees
who are reemployed, on a temporary basis, to serve as
rural letter carriers or rural postmasters.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION FROM PROVISIONS RELATING TO
REEMPLOYED ANNUITANTS.
(a) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—Section
8344 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(m)(1) For the purpose of this subsection—
‘‘(A) the term ‘postal annuitant’ means any in-
dividual who becomes an annuitant by reason of re-
tirement from the United States Postal Service;
‘‘(B) the term ‘rural postmaster’ means the
postmaster of any post office which provides regular
postal services to any rural areas, communities, or
small towns; and
‘‘(C) the term ‘rural letter carrier’ means an
employee of the United States Postal Service occu-
pying a position the regular duties of which involve
the collection and delivery of mail on a rural route.
‘‘(2)(A) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to
any postal annuitant receiving an annuity from the Fund
while such annuitant is employed by the United States
Postal Service, on a temporary basis, as a rural post-
master or rural letter carrier, subject to subparagraph
(B).
‘‘(B) This subsection shall not, in the case of any
postal annuitant, have the effect of excluding from the ap-
plication of subsections (a) and (b) more than—
‘‘(i) 90 days of service in any calendar year; or
‘‘(ii) a total of 180 days of service.’’.
(b) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—
Section 8468 of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(j)(1) For the purpose of this subsection—
‘‘(A) the term ‘postal annuitant’ means any in-
dividual who becomes an annuitant by reason of re-
tirement from the United States Postal Service;
‘‘(B) the term ‘rural postmaster’ means the
postmaster of any post office which provides regular
postal services to any rural areas, communities, or
small towns; and
‘‘(C) the term ‘rural letter carrier’ means an
employee of the United States Postal Service occu-
pying a position the regular duties of which involve
the collection and delivery of mail on a rural route.
‘‘(2)(A) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to
any postal annuitant receiving an annuity from the Fund
while such annuitant is employed by the United States
Postal Service, on a temporary basis, as a rural post-
master or rural letter carrier, subject to subparagraph
(B).
‘‘(B) This subsection shall not, in the case of any
postal annuitant, have the effect of excluding from the ap-
plication of subsections (a) and (b) more than—
‘‘(i) 90 days of service in any calendar year; or
‘‘(ii) a total of 180 days of service.’’.
(c) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing in this section shall have
the effect of causing any reemployed annuitant to be treat-
ed as an active employee for purposes of any provision
of chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall
apply with respect to temporary appointments commenc-
ing on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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