Retired Civil Servant Military Service Restoration Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3208
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2015-07-23
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Members of Congress

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2015-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Retired Civil Servant Military Service Restoration Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>Allows an employee or Member of Congress who has performed military service and who retires on or after September 8, 1982, to make the deposit required for crediting such service under the Civil Service Retirement System at any time before or after the date of separation on which the entitlement to an annuity under such System is based.</p> <p>Requires such a deposit made after separation, and the annuity or lump-sum payable after such deposit, to include computed interest.</p> <p>Requires the retirement counselor training program to ensure that employees and Members who served in the Armed Forces are made aware of the provisions governing crediting military service.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3208 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2015 Mr. O’Rourke introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the timing of deposits relating to the Civil Service Retirement System with respect to crediting military service, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Retired Civil Servant Military Service Restoration Act of 2015 . 2. Retroactive military service deposit under Civil Service Retirement System (a) Timing of deposit Section 8334(j) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (6) (A) A deposit described under paragraph (1) may be made by an employee or Member at any time before or after the date of separation on which the entitlement to any annuity under this subchapter is based. (B) With respect to a deposit made after such date pursuant to subparagraph (A)— (i) the deposit shall include interest computed in accordance with subsection (e); and (ii) the annuity or lump-sum payable after such deposit is made shall include interest computed in accordance with this subchapter. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any employee or Member (as such terms are defined in section 8331 of title 5, United States Code) who retires on or after September 8, 1982. (c) Retirement counseling Section 8350(c)(1) of such title is amended by striking title, and and inserting title, shall ensure that employees and Members who served in the Armed Forces are made aware of crediting military service pursuant to sections 8332 and 8334 of this title, and .