‘‘(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sub-
section, the percentage to be deducted and withheld under 
this subsection shall— 
‘‘(A) for each of calendar years 2013, 2014, 
and 2015, be equal to the percentage that applied in 
the preceding calendar year under this subsection 
(including this subparagraph, if applicable), plus an 
additional 0.5 percentage point; and 
‘‘(B) for each calendar year after 2015, be 
equal to the applicable percentage for calendar year 
2015 (as determined under subparagraph (A)).’’. 
(c) FOREIGN SERVICE.—For provisions of law requir-
ing maintenance of existing conformity— 
(1) between the Civil Service Retirement Sys-
tem and the Foreign Service Retirement System, 
and 
(2) between the Federal Employees’ Retirement 
System and the Foreign Service Pension System, 
see section 827 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 4067). 
(d) CIARDS.— 
(1) COMPATIBILITY WITH CSRS.—In order to 
carry out the purposes of this section with respect 
to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
Disability System, the authority under section 292 
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of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act 
(50 U.S.C. 2141) shall be applied. 
(2) APPLICABILITY OF FERS.—For provisions 
of law providing for the application of the Federal 
Employees’ Retirement System with respect to em-
ployees of the Central Intelligence Agency, see title 
III of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement 
Act (50 U.S.C. 2151 and following). 
(e) TVA.—Section 3 of the Tennessee Valley Author-
ity Act of 1933 (16 U.S.C. 831b) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) The chief executive officer shall prescribe any 
regulations which may be necessary in order to carry out 
the purposes of the Securing Annuities for Federal Em-
ployees Act of 2012 with respect to any defined benefit 
plan covering employees of the Tennessee Valley Author-
ity.’’. 
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SECURE ANNUITY EM-
PLOYEES. 
(a) DEFINITION OF SECURE ANNUITY EMPLOYEE.— 
Section 8401 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (35), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (36), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(37) the term ‘secure annuity employee’ means 
an employee or Member who— 
‘‘(A) first becomes subject to this chapter 
after December 31, 2012; and 
‘‘(B) at the time of first becoming subject 
to this chapter, does not have at least 5 years 
of civilian service creditable under the Civil 
Service Retirement System or any other retire-
ment system for Government employees.’’. 
(b) INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS.—Section 8422(a) 
of title 5, United States Code (as amended by section 
2(b)) is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4) (as added by section 2(b)), 
in the matter before subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘and except in the case of a secure annuity em-
ployee,’’ after ‘‘this subsection’’; and 
(2) by adding after paragraph (4) (as so added) 
the following: 
‘‘(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sub-
section, in the case of a secure annuity employee, the per-
centage to be deducted and withheld shall be computed 
under paragraphs (1) through (3), except that the applica-
ble percentage under paragraph (3) for civilian service 
shall— 
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‘‘(A) in the case of a secure annuity employee 
who is an employee, Congressional employee, or 
Member, be equal to 10.2 percent; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a secure annuity employee 
who is a law enforcement officer, firefighter, member 
of the Capitol Police, member of the Supreme Court 
Police, air traffic controller, nuclear materials cou-
rier, or customs and border protection officer, be 
equal to 10.7 percent.’’. 
(c) AVERAGE PAY.—Section 8401(3) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(3)(A)’’; 
and 
(2) by adding ‘‘except that’’ after the semicolon; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) in the case of a secure annuity employee, 
the term ‘average pay’ has the meaning determined 
applying subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) by substituting ‘5 consecutive years’ 
for ‘3 consecutive years’; and 
‘‘(ii) by substituting ‘5 years’ for ‘3 
years’.’’. 
(d) COMPUTATION
OF BASIC ANNUITY.—Section 
8415 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by striking subsections (a) through (e) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the 
annuity of an employee retiring under this subchapter is— 
‘‘(1) in the case of an employee other than a se-
cure annuity employee, 1 percent of that individual’s 
average pay multiplied by such individual’s total 
service; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of an employee who is a secure 
annuity employee, 0.7 percent of that individual’s 
average pay multiplied by such individual’s total 
service. 
‘‘(b)(1) The annuity of a Member, or former Member 
with title to a Member annuity, retiring under this sub-
chapter is computed under subsection (a)(1), except that 
if the individual has had at least 5 years of service as a 
Member or Congressional employee, or any combination 
thereof, so much of the annuity as is computed with re-
spect to either such type of service (or a combination 
thereof), not exceeding a total of 20 years, shall be com-
puted by multiplying 1.7 percent of the individual’s aver-
age pay by the years of such service. 
‘‘(2) The annuity of a Member, or former Member 
with title to a Member annuity, retiring under this sub-
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chapter is, if the individual is or was a secure annuity em-
ployee, computed— 
‘‘(A) under subsection (a)(2); and 
‘‘(B) disregarding paragraph (1) of this sub-
section. 
‘‘(c)(1) The annuity of a Congressional employee, or 
former Congressional employee, retiring under this sub-
chapter is computed under subsection (a)(1), except that 
if the individual has had at least 5 years of service as a 
Congressional employee or Member, or any combination 
thereof, so much of the annuity as is computed with re-
spect to either such type of service (or a combination 
thereof), not exceeding a total of 20 years, shall be com-
puted by multiplying 1.7 percent of the individual’s aver-
age pay by the years of such service. 
‘‘(2) The annuity of a Congressional employee, or 
former Congressional employee, retiring under this sub-
chapter is, if the individual is or was a secure annuity em-
ployee, computed— 
‘‘(A) under subsection (a)(2); and 
‘‘(B) disregarding paragraph (1) of this sub-
section. 
‘‘(d) The annuity of an employee retiring under sub-
section (d) or (e) of section 8412 or under subsection (a), 
(b), or (c) of section 8425 is— 
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‘‘(4)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no 
annuity supplement under this section shall be payable in 
the case of an individual whose entitlement to annuity is 
based on such individual’s separation from service after 
December 31, 2012. 
‘‘(B) Nothing in this paragraph applies in the case 
of an individual separating under subsection (d) or (e) of 
section 8412.’’. 
Æ 
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