Taxpayer-Funded Pension Disclosure Act

Bill: 115-hr-3200
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2017-07-12
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Employee benefits and pensions

Freedom of information

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Latest action: action_date: 2017-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Taxpayer-Funded Pension Disclosure Act</b> </p> </p> This bill deems the pension record of an annuitant under the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees Retirement System a record for purposes of the disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and requires its disclosure. A pension record does not include information regarding a medical condition of the annuitant or any information identifying a designated beneficiary. <UL> <UL> </UL> </UL>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3200 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 12, 2017 Mr. DeSantis (for himself, Mr. LaHood , Mr. Posey , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Issa , Mr. Poliquin , and Mr. Rothfus ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To require the disclosure of pension records under the Freedom of Information Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taxpayer-Funded Pension Disclosure Act . 2. Disclosure of pension records under the Freedom of Information Act (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the pension record of an individual who is an annuitant under chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United States Code, shall be considered a record for purposes of section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and shall be made available in accordance with subsection (a)(3) of such section. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Annuitant The term annuitant means an annuitant as defined in— (A) section 8331 of title 5, United States Code; or (B) section 8401 of such title. (2) Pension record (A) In general The term pension record means any record containing any information concerning an annuitant receiving an annuity under chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United States Code, including, with respect to the annuitant— (i) full name; (ii) the most recent position of the annuitant, including the agency and division for such position, position title, location, and ZIP code of the place of employment for such position; (iii) date of appointment to such position; (iv) monthly annuity amount; (v) last plan grade, if applicable; (vi) total employee annuity contribution; (vii) total reported wages; (viii) total service credits; (ix) retirement date; and (x) with respect to an annuitant who was an employee of the United States Postal Service, the name of the facility that was the last place of employment of the annuitant. (B) Exclusions Such term does not include— (i) information regarding a medical condition of the annuitant; or (ii) any information identifying a designated beneficiary of the individual. (c) Update of regulations Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall update section 293.311 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, in accordance with the requirements of this section.