SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Correcting Miscalcula-
tions in Veterans’ Pensions Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ERROR IN PROCESSING OF ANNUITY DEPOSIT FOR 
FORMER 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
UNIFORMED 
SERVICES. 
(a) CSRS.—Section 8334(j) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6)(A) In calculating and processing the deposit 
under paragraph (1) with respect to an employee, Mem-
ber, or annuitant, if the employing agency of such em-
ployee, Member, or annuitant makes an administrative 
error, such employing agency may pay, on behalf of the 
employee, Member, or annuitant, any additional interest 
assessed due to the administrative error. 
‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative Officer 
of the House of Representatives, as appropriate, shall be 
considered the employing agency of a Member or Congres-
sional employee. 
‘‘(C) The Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment shall issue such regulations as are necessary to carry 
out this paragraph.’’. 
(b) FERS.—Section 8422(e) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7)(A) In calculating and processing the deposit 
under paragraph (1) with respect to an employee, Mem-
ber, or annuitant, if the employing agency of such em-
ployee, Member, or annuitant makes an administrative 
error, such employing agency may pay, on behalf of the 
employee, Member, or annuitant, any additional interest 
assessed due to the administrative error. 
‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative Officer 
of the House of Representatives, as appropriate, shall be 
considered the employing agency of a Member or Congres-
sional employee. 
‘‘(C) The Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment shall issue such regulations as are necessary to carry 
out this paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 3. ERROR IN PROCESSING OF ANNUITY DEPOSIT FOR 
CERTAIN VOLUNTEERS. 
(a) CSRS.—Section 8334(l) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end of the following: 
‘‘(5)(A) In calculating and processing the deposit 
under paragraph (1) with respect to an employee, Mem-
ber, or annuitant, if an employing agency of such em-
ployee, Member, or annuitant makes an administrative 
error that causes additional interest assessed to accrue on 
the deposit, the employing agency may pay, on behalf of
the employee, Member, or annuitant, any additional inter-
est assessed due to the administrative error. 
‘‘(B) In calculating and processing the deposit under 
paragraph (1) with respect to an employee, Member, or 
annuitant, if the Office of Personnel Management makes 
an administrative error that causes additional interest as-
sessed to accrue on the deposit, the Office of Personnel 
Management may pay, on behalf of the employee, Member, 
or annuitant, any additional interest assessed due to the 
administrative error. 
‘‘(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative Officer 
of the House of Representatives, as appropriate, shall be 
considered the employing agency of a Member or congres-
sional employee. 
‘‘(D) The Director of the Office of Personnel Man-
agement shall issue such regulations as are necessary to 
carry out this paragraph.’’. 
(b) FERS.—Section 8422(f) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end of the following: 
‘‘(5)(A) In calculating and processing the deposit 
under paragraph (1) with respect to an employee, Mem-
ber, or annuitant, if an employing agency of such em-
ployee, Member, or annuitant makes an administrative 
error that causes additional interest assessed to accrue on
the deposit, the employee, Member, or annuitant’s employ-
ing agency may pay, on behalf of the employee, Member, 
or annuitant, any additional interest assessed due to the 
administrative error. 
‘‘(B) In calculating and processing the deposit under 
paragraph (1) with respect to an employee, Member, or 
annuitant, if the Office of Personnel Management makes 
an administrative error that causes additional interest as-
sessed to accrue on the deposit, the Office of Personnel 
Management may pay, on behalf of the employee, Member, 
or annuitant, any additional interest assessed due to the 
administrative error. 
‘‘(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative Officer 
of the House of Representatives, as appropriate, shall be 
considered the employing agency of a Member or congres-
sional employee. 
‘‘(D) The Director of the Office of Personnel Man-
agement shall issue such regulations as are necessary to 
carry out this paragraph.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF PAYMENTS.—All payments 
from the Office of Personnel Management authorized by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall be paid from the Civil Service 
Retirement and Disability Fund, and together with admin-
istrative expenses incurred by the Office in administering
these subsections, shall be deemed to have been authorized 
to be paid from that Fund, which is appropriated for the 
payment thereof. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4431 
AN ACT 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide 
for interest payments by agencies in the case of 
administrative error in processing certain annuity 
deposits for prior military service or certain vol-
unteer service, and for other purposes.