To allow certain individuals with prior service under the District of Columbia retirement system to make deposits towards annuities under the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System, and for other purposes.
Bill: H.R.4604 | Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D-DC)
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This bill allows certain individuals with prior service in the District of Columbia government to contribute towards their annuities under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Specifically, the bill allows certain individuals who were previously under the District's retirement system and were transferred to the CSRS and FERS in 1997 (e.g., certain employees of the District's criminal justice system) to contribute toward annuities stemming from their prior qualifying service.

To allow certain individuals with prior service under the District of 
Columbia retirement system to make deposits towards annuities under the 
 Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement 
                    System, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ANNUITY DEPOSIT FOR CERTAIN SERVICE.

    Section 1905(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Qualifying'' and 
        inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (4), qualifying''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Service deposit.--
                    ``(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), the qualifying 
                District of Columbia service of any individual who 
                makes a deposit under this paragraph shall be taken 
                into account for purposes of computing the amount of 
                any benefit payable out of the Civil Service Retirement 
                and Disability Fund under section 8348 of title 5, 
                United States Code.
                    ``(B) Any individual--
                            ``(i) who, pursuant to this section, has 
                        qualifying District of Columbia service 
                        included in calculating the individual's 
                        creditable service under section 8332, of title 
                        5, United States Code, may deposit an amount 
                        equal to the product of the basic pay received 
                        for that qualifying service multiplied by the 
                        applicable percentage, or percentages, in 
                        section 8334(c) of such title, plus interest 
                        (computed in accordance with section 8334(e) of 
                        such title); or
                            ``(ii) who, pursuant to this section, has 
                        qualifying District of Columbia service 
                        included in calculating the individual's 
                        creditable service under section 8411 of such 
                        title may deposit an amount equal to 1.3 
                        percent of basic pay received for that 
                        qualifying service, plus interest (computed in 
                        accordance with section 8334(e) of such title).
                    ``(C) For the purpose of survivor annuities, 
                deposits authorized by this paragraph may be made by a 
                survivor of an individual described in subparagraph 
                (B)(i) or (B)(ii).
                    ``(D) Any deposit made under this paragraph shall 
                be credited to the Civil Service Retirement and 
                Disability Fund.
                    ``(E) The Office of Personnel Management shall 
                issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out 
                this paragraph.''.
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