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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Research on Human Fetal Tissue 
Amendments of 1993''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTHORITIES AND PROTECTIONS REGARDING 
              TRANSPLANTATION OF HUMAN FETAL TISSUE.

    Part G of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289 
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 498 the following new 
section:

             ``research on transplantation of fetal tissue

    ``Sec. 498A. (a) Establishment of Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may conduct or support 
        research on the transplantation of human fetal tissue for 
        therapeutic purposes.
            ``(2) Source of tissue.--Human fetal tissue may be used in 
        research carried out under paragraph (1) regardless of whether 
        the tissue is obtained pursuant to a spontaneous or induced 
        abortion or pursuant to a stillbirth.
    ``(b) Informed Consent of Donor.--
            ``(1) In general.--In research carried out under subsection 
        (a), human fetal tissue may be used only if the woman providing 
        the tissue makes a statement, made in writing and signed by the 
        woman, declaring that--
                    ``(A) the woman donates the fetal tissue for use in 
                research described in subsection (a);
                    ``(B) the donation is made without any restriction 
                regarding the identity of individuals who may be the 
                recipients of transplantations of the tissue; and
                    ``(C) the woman has not been informed of the 
                identity of any such individuals.
            ``(2) Additional statement.--In research carried out under 
        subsection (a), human fetal tissue may be used only if the 
        attending physician with respect to obtaining the tissue from 
        the woman involved makes a statement, made in writing and 
        signed by the physician, declaring that--
                    ``(A) in the case of tissue obtained pursuant to an 
                induced abortion--
                            ``(i) the consent of the woman for the 
                        abortion was obtained prior to requesting or 
                        obtaining consent for the tissue to be used in 
                        such research; and
                            ``(ii) no alteration of the timing, method, 
                        or procedures used to terminate the pregnancy 
                        was made solely for the purposes of obtaining 
                        the tissue;
                    ``(B) the tissue has been donated by the woman in 
                accordance with paragraph (1); and
                    ``(C) full disclosure has been provided to the 
                woman with regard to--
                            ``(i) such physician's interest, if any, in 
                        the research to be conducted with the tissue; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) any known medical risks to the woman 
                        or risks to her privacy that might be 
                        associated with the donation of the tissue and 
                        that are in addition to risks of such type that 
                        are associated with the woman's medical care.
    ``(c) Informed Consent of Researcher and Donee.--In research 
carried out under subsection (a), human fetal tissue may be used only 
if the individual with the principal responsibility for conducting the 
research involved makes a statement, made in writing and signed by the 
individual, declaring that the individual--
            ``(1) is aware that--
                    ``(A) the tissue is human fetal tissue;
                    ``(B) the tissue may have been obtained pursuant to 
                a spontaneous or induced abortion or subsequent to a 
                stillbirth; and
                    ``(C) the tissue was donated for research purposes;
            ``(2) has provided such information to other individuals 
        with responsibilities regarding the research;
            ``(3) will require, prior to obtaining the consent of an 
        individual to be a recipient of a transplantation of the 
        tissue, written acknowledgment of receipt of such information 
        by such recipient; and
            ``(4) has had no part in any decisions as to the timing, 
        method, or procedures used to terminate the pregnancy made 
        solely for the purposes of the research.
    ``(d) Availability of Statements for Audit.--
            ``(1) In general.--In research carried out under subsection 
        (a), human fetal tissue may be used only if the head of the 
        agency or other entity conducting the research involved 
        certifies to the Secretary that the statements required under 
        subsections (b)(2) and (c) will be available for audit by the 
        Secretary.
            ``(2) Confidentiality of audit.--Any audit conducted by the 
        Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be conducted in a 
        confidential manner to protect the privacy rights of the 
        individuals and entities involved in such research, including 
        such individuals and entities involved in the donation, 
        transfer, receipt, or transplantation of human fetal tissue. 
        With respect to any material or information obtained pursuant 
        to such audit, the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) use such material or information only for the 
                purposes of verifying compliance with the requirements 
                of this section;
                    ``(B) not disclose or publish such material or 
                information, except where required by Federal law, in 
                which case such material or information shall be coded 
                in a manner such that the identities of such 
                individuals and entities are protected; and
                    ``(C) not maintain such material or information 
                after completion of such audit, except where necessary 
                for the purposes of such audit.
    ``(e) Applicability of State and Local Law.--
            ``(1) Research conducted by recipients of assistance.--The 
        Secretary may not provide support for research under subsection 
        (a) unless the applicant for the financial assistance involved 
        agrees to conduct the research in accordance with applicable 
        State and local law.
            ``(2) Research conducted by secretary.--The Secretary may 
        conduct research under subsection (a) only in accordance with 
        applicable State and local law.
    ``(f) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term `human 
fetal tissue' means tissue or cells obtained from a dead human embryo 
or fetus after a spontaneous or induced abortion, or after a 
stillbirth.''.

SEC. 3. PURCHASE OF HUMAN FETAL TISSUE; SOLICITATION OR ACCEPTANCE OF 
              TISSUE AS DIRECTED DONATION FOR USE IN TRANSPLANTATION.

    Part G of title IV of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by 
section 2 of this Act, is amended by inserting after section 498A the 
following new section:

              ``prohibitions regarding human fetal tissue

    ``Sec. 498B. (a) Purchase of Tissue.--It shall be unlawful for any 
person to knowingly acquire, receive, or otherwise transfer any human 
fetal tissue for valuable consideration if the transfer affects 
interstate commerce.
    ``(b) Solicitation or Acceptance of Tissue as Directed Donation for 
Use in Transplantation.--It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit 
or knowingly acquire, receive, or accept a donation of human fetal 
tissue for the purpose of transplantation of such tissue into another 
person if the donation affects interstate commerce, the tissue will be 
or is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion, and--
            ``(1) the donation will be or is made pursuant to a promise 
        to the donating individual that the donated tissue will be 
        transplanted into a recipient specified by such individual;
            ``(2) the donated tissue will be transplanted into a 
        relative of the donating individual; or
            ``(3) the person who solicits or knowingly acquires, 
        receives, or accepts the donation has provided valuable 
        consideration for the costs associated with such abortion.
    ``(c) Criminal Penalties for Violations.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any person who violates subsection (a) 
        or (b) shall be fined in accordance with title 18, United 
        States Code, subject to paragraph (2), or imprisoned for not 
        more than 10 years, or both.
            ``(2) Penalties applicable to persons receiving 
        consideration.--With respect to the imposition of a fine under 
        paragraph (1), if the person involved violates subsection (a) 
        or (b)(3), a fine shall be imposed in an amount not less than 
        twice the amount of the valuable consideration received.
    ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) The term `human fetal tissue' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 498A(f).
            ``(2) The term `interstate commerce' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 201(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
        Cosmetic Act.
            ``(3) The term `valuable consideration' does not include 
        reasonable payments associated with the transportation, 
        implantation, processing, preservation, quality control, or 
        storage of human fetal tissue.''.

SEC. 4. REPORT BY GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE ON ADEQUACY OF PROTECTIONS.

    (a) In General.--With respect to research on the transplantation of 
human fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes, the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct an audit for the purpose of 
determining--
            (1) whether and to what extent such research conducted or 
        supported by the Secretary of Health and Human Services has 
        been conducted in accordance with section 498A of the Public 
        Health Service Act (as added by section 2 of this Act); and
            (2) whether and to what extent there have been violations 
        of section 498B of such Act (as added by section 3 of this 
        Act).
    (b) Report.--Not later than May 19, 1995, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall complete the audit required in subsection 
(a) and submit to the Congress a report describing the findings made 
pursuant to the audit.

Output: Research on Human Fetal Tissue Amendments of 1993 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize and regulate research on human fetal tissue transplantation without regard to whether the tissue is obtained after a spontaneous or induced abortion or a stillbirth in accordance with State law. 
Imposes criminal penalties for:  (1) transferring such tissue for valuable consideration affecting interstate commerce; or (2) soliciting or receiving a directed donation.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Invest in Energy Security Act''.

SEC. 2. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE.

    (a) Petroleum Acquisition for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.--
Section 301(e)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 6240 
note) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, as expeditiously as 
        practical, without incurring excessive cost or appreciably 
        affecting the price of petroleum products to consumers, acquire 
        petroleum in quantities sufficient to fill the available 
        capacity of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, subject to the 
        following limitations:
                    ``(A) Suspension of royalty-in-kind transfers to 
                the strategic petroleum reserve.--No later than 
                September 30, 2008, the Secretary shall sell 13,000,000 
                barrels of petroleum received under the royalty-in-kind 
                program. Beginning October 1, 2008, the Secretary shall 
                suspend acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic 
                Petroleum Reserve under the Royalty-In-Kind program, 
                subject to resumption as provided in subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Resumption of petroleum acquisition for the 
                strategic petroleum reserve.--The Secretary may resume 
                acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum 
                Reserve 30 days after notification to Congress that--
                            ``(i)(I) the Secretary projects that the 
                        United States will fall short of its 
                        commitments under the International Energy 
                        Program within a period of 24 months from the 
                        date of the projection; or
                            ``(II) the weighted average price of 
                        petroleum for the most recent 90 day period is 
                        at least 25 percent less than the 24-month 
                        historical average price; and
                            ``(ii) that resumption of Strategic 
                        Petroleum Reserve fill will not have an 
                        appreciable effect on the price of petroleum 
                        products to consumers within the following 12-
                        month period after the resumption of 
                        acquisition.
                    ``(C) Future suspension of strategic petroleum 
                reserve petroleum acquisition.--During any period in 
                which the Secretary is acquiring petroleum for the 
                Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the Secretary shall 
                suspend acquisition activities if--
                            ``(i) the monthly weighted average price of 
                        petroleum increases by more than 20 percent 
                        over any period of 6 months or less; or
                            ``(ii) the Secretary determines that 
                        continued Strategic Petroleum Reserve fill may 
                        have an appreciable impact on prices of 
                        petroleum products in future months.''.
    (b) Revised Procedures.--No later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall publish revised 
procedures under section 301(e)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
consistent with the provisions contained in the amendment made by 
subsection (a).

SEC. 3. ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the Treasury of 
the United States the ``Energy Independence and Security Fund'' 
(hereinafter in this section referred to as ``the Fund'').
    (b) Administration.--The Secretary of Energy shall be responsible 
for administering the Fund for the purpose of carrying out this 
section.
    (c) Deposits.--All proceeds from sales of petroleum from the 
Strategic Petroleum Reserve, as authorized in section 301(e)(1) of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (as amended by section 2 of this Act), after 
deduction of the direct administrative costs associated with such 
sales, shall be deposited in the Fund.
    (d) Distribution of Funds.--The Secretary shall make available for 
obligation, without further appropriation and without fiscal year 
limitation, the following amounts from the Fund:
            (1) Advanced research projects agency--energy.--For fiscal 
        year 2008, the Secretary shall transfer $100,000,000 to the 
        ``Energy Transformation Acceleration Fund'', as authorized in 
        section 5012(m) of the America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 
        16538(m)), to remain available until expended. Of the funds 
        transferred, the Secretary shall further allocate the amounts 
        made available for obligation as follows:
                    (A) $50,000,000 shall be available for university-
                based research projects.
                    (B) $10,000,000 shall be available for program 
                direction expenses.
            (2) Rural wind energy.--For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary 
        shall transfer $15,000,000 to the account ``Energy Efficiency 
        and Renewable Energy'', to remain available until expended, for 
        necessary expenses for a program to support the development of 
        infrastructure necessary for deployment of wind energy systems 
        in rural areas, as authorized in section 931(f)(1) of the 
        Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16231(f)(1)).
            (3) Solar energy research and development.--For fiscal year 
        2008, the Secretary shall transfer $30,000,000 to the account 
        ``Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy'', to remain available 
        until expended, for necessary expenses for a program to 
        accelerate the research, development, demonstration, and 
        deployment of solar energy technologies, as authorized by 
        section 931(a)(2)(A) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
        U.S.C. 16231(a)(2)(A)).
            (4) Low income weatherization.--For fiscal year 2008, the 
        Secretary shall transfer $100,000,000 to the account 
        ``Weatherization Assistance Program'', to remain available 
        until expended, for necessary expenses for a program to 
        weatherize low income housing, as authorized by section 411 of 
        the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 
        110-140).
            (5) Marine and hydrokinetic renewable electric energy.--For 
        fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall transfer $30,000,000 to 
        the account ``Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy'', to 
        remain available until expended, for necessary expenses for a 
        program to accelerate the research, development, demonstration, 
        and deployment of ocean and wave energy, including hydrokinetic 
        renewable energy, as authorized by section 931 of the Energy 
        Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16231) and section 636 of the 
        Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-
        140).
            (6) Industrial energy efficiency research and 
        development.--For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall 
        transfer $110,000,000 to the account ``Energy Efficiency and 
        Renewable Energy'', to remain available until expended, for 
        necessary expenses for a program to accelerate the research, 
        development, demonstration, and deployment of new technologies 
        to improve the energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas 
        emissions from industrial processes, as authorized in section 
        911(a)(2)(C) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
        16191(a)(2)(C)) and in section 452 of the Energy Independence 
        and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140).
            (7) Building energy efficiency research and development.--
        For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall transfer $70,000,000 
        to the account ``Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy'', to 
        remain available until expended, for necessary expenses for a 
        program to accelerate the research, development, demonstration, 
        and deployment of new technologies to improve the energy 
        efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, 
        as authorized in section 422 of the Energy Independence and 
        Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140).
            (8) Energy storage for transportation and electric power 
        applications.--For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall 
        transfer $30,000,000 to the account ``Energy Efficiency and 
        Renewable Energy'', to remain available until expended, for 
        necessary expenses for a program to accelerate the research, 
        development, demonstration, and deployment of new materials for 
        improving the energy efficiency of transportation, electric 
        power and other technologies, as authorized by section 641 of 
        the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 
        110-140).
            (9) Geothermal energy development.--(A) For fiscal year 
        2008, the Secretary shall transfer $30,000,000 to the account 
        ``Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy'', to remain available 
        until expended, for necessary expenses for a program for 
        geothermal research and development activities to be managed by 
        the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, as authorized by 
        section 931(a)(2)(C) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
        U.S.C. 16231(a)(2)(C)); and
            (B) For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall transfer 
        $30,000,000 to the account ``Fossil Energy Research and 
        Development'', to remain available until expended, for 
        necessary expenses for a program of advanced geothermal 
        drilling and resource characterization to be managed by the 
        National Energy Technology Laboratory.
            (10) Carbon capture and storage.--For fiscal year 2008, the 
        Secretary shall transfer $385,000,000 to the account ``Fossil 
        Energy Research and Development'', to remain available until 
        expended, for necessary expenses for a program of demonstration 
        projects of carbon capture and storage, as authorized by 
        sections 702 and 703 of the Energy Independence and Security 
        Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140). Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, one of the demonstration projects shall be a 
        component of the FutureGen project.
            (11) Nonconventional domestic natural gas and petroleum 
        production and environmental research.--
                    (A) For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall 
                transfer $50,000,000 to the ``Ultra-Deepwater and 
                Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Research 
                Fund'', to remain available until expended, as 
                authorized by section 999H(e) of the Energy Policy Act 
                of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16378(e)).
                    (B) For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall 
                transfer $15,000,000 to the account ``Fossil Energy 
                Research and Development'', to remain available until 
                expended, for necessary expenses for a program of 
                environmental research in support of small producers of 
                domestic petroleum and natural gas, for regulatory 
                analysis and for support for the stripper well 
                consortium.
            (12) Hydrogen research and development.--For fiscal year 
        2008, the Secretary shall transfer $5,000,000 to the account 
        ``Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy'', to remain available 
        until expended, for necessary expenses for the Department's H-
        Prize Program, as authorized by section 654 of the Energy 
        Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140).
    (e) Amendments.--(1) Section 999F of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 16376) is amended by striking ``2014'' and inserting 
``2017''.
    (2) Section 999B(e) of that Act (42 U.S.C.16372(e)) is amended by 
striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
            ``(3) Publication.--The Secretary shall publish in the 
        Federal Register the annual plan, along with any written 
        comments received under paragraph (2)(A) and (B).''.
    (3) Section 999H(b) of that Act (42 U.S.C.16378(b)) is amended by 
inserting ``, and shall be exempt from subchapter II of chapter 15 of 
title 31, United States Code'' after ``available until expended''.
    (f) Transfer Procedures.--The Secretary shall make an initial 
transfer from the Fund no later than 30 days after the initial deposit 
of monies into the Fund. The Secretary shall make additional transfers 
no later than 30 days after subsequent deposits, until the full amounts 
authorized for fiscal 2008 have been transferred. To the extent that 
any transfer in fiscal 2008 is less than the authorized total, the 
transfers shall be made on a pro rata basis.
    (g) Management and Oversight.--
            (1) Additionality of fiscal year 2008 transfers.--All 
        amounts transferred under subsection (d)(1) shall be in 
        addition to, and shall not be substituted for, any funds 
        appropriated for the same or similar purposes in the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008.
            (2) Program plans and performance measures.--The Secretary 
        shall prepare and publish in the Federal Register a plan for 
        the proposed use of all funds authorized in subsection (d). The 
        plan also shall identify how the use of these funds will be 
        additive to, and not displace annual appropriations. The plans 
        also shall identify performance measures to assess the 
        additional benefits that may be realized from the application 
        of the additional funding provided under this section. The 
        initial plan shall be published in the Federal Register within 
        90 days from enactment of this section, and shall be updated 
        annually and submitted to Congress together with the 
        President's budget.
            (3) Congressional oversight and review.--Nothing in this 
        section shall limit or restrict the review and oversight of 
        program plans by the appropriate committees of Congress. 
        Nothing in this section shall limit or restrict the authority 
        of Congress to set alternative spending limitations in annual 
        appropriations Acts.
            (4) Apportionment.--All transactions of the Fund shall be 
        exempt from apportionment under the provisions of subchapter II 
        of chapter 15 of title 31, United States Code.
            (5) Use of other transactions authority.--(A) Any 
        solicitation for research, development, or demonstration 
        project proposals to be funded under this section shall provide 
        for and encourage the use of Other Transactions Authority, 
        including Technology Investment Agreements as authorized by 
        section 646(g) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 
        U.S.C. 7256) and Part 603 of the Department of Energy 
        Acquisition Regulation.
            (B) Any solicitation for a commercial demonstration project 
        under this section shall require the use of Other Transactions 
        Authority, including Technology Investment Agreements, as 
        authorized by section 646(g) of the Department of Energy 
        Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7256) and Part 603 of the 
        Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation.

Output: Invest in Energy Security Act - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 governing petroleum acquisition for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to direct the Secretary of Energy to: (1) sell specified quantities of petroleum received under the royalty-in-kind program; and (2) suspend petroleum acquisition for the SPR under such program.

Authorizes the Secretary to resume such acquisition upon notifying Congress that specified circumstances exist, and to suspend acquisition again if certain other circumstances arise.



Establishes the Energy Independence and Security Fund to receive all proceeds from sales of SPR petroleum.

Allocates amounts from such Fund for: (1) the Energy Transformation Acceleration Fund for university-based research projects and program direction expenses; (2) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account for rural wind energy systems; (3) solar energy technologies; (4) weatherization assistance for low-income housing; (5) ocean and wave energy, including hydrokinetic renewable energy; (6) technologies to improve the energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from industrial processes and from buildings; (7) improvements to the energy efficiency of transportation and electric power; (8) geothermal research and development managed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory; (9) advanced geothermal drilling and resource characterization managed by National Energy Technology Laboratory; (10) carbon capture and storage; (11) Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Research Fund; (12) environmental research in support of small producers of domestic petroleum and natural gas, for regulatory analysis and for support for the stripper well consortium; and (13) the H-Prize Program of the Department of Energy.


Input: Consider Input: That this Act may be 
cited as the ``Federal Employees' Benefits Equity Act of 2001''.

                    civil service retirement system

    Sec. 2. (a) Section 8339 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``(d)(1)'' and inserting 
                ``(d)(1)(A)'';
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
                clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
                    ``(B) If, at any age and after completing 20 years 
                of service as a law enforcement officer, firefighter, 
                nuclear materials courier, or member of the Supreme 
                Court Police, or any combination of such service 
                totaling at least 20 years, an employee retires under 
                section 8336(d)(1), or 8337, the annuity of such 
                employee shall be computed under subparagraph (A).'';
            (2) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) by striking ``(e)'' and inserting ``(e)(1)''; 
                and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(2) If, at any age and after completing 20 years of 
        service as an air traffic controller, an employee retires under 
        section 8336(d)(1) or 8337, paragraph (1) shall be applied in 
        computing the annuity of such employee.''; and
            (3) in subsection (q)--
                    (A) by striking ``(q)'' and inserting ``(q)(1)'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(2) If, at any age and after completing 20 years of 
        service as a member of the Capitol Police or as a law 
        enforcement officer (or any combination of such service 
        totaling at least 20 years), a member or former member of the 
        Capitol Police retires under section 8336(d)(1) or 8337, the 
        annuity of such member or former member shall be computed under 
        paragraph (1).''.
    (b) Section 8341(d) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting the following immediately after the first 
        sentence: ``For purposes of the preceding sentence, subsections 
        (b)-(e), (q) and (r) of section 8339 shall be considered as 
        applying with respect to the employee or Member only if the 
        employee or Member satisfied the age and service requirements 
        for application of such subsections to the employee or Member 
        at the date of death. For this purpose, the decedent shall be 
        deemed to have been disabled for purposes of retirement under 
        section 8337 at the time of death.''; and
            (2) by striking ``Notwithstanding the preceding sentence'' 
        and inserting ``Notwithstanding the first sentence of this 
        subsection''.
    (c) Section 8342 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(k) When an employee--
            ``(1) has service as a law enforcement officer, 
        firefighter, nuclear materials courier, or member of the 
        Capitol Police or Supreme Court Police for which retirement 
        deductions were withheld under section 8334(a) or deposited 
        under section 8334(c) at a higher percentage rate than that 
        applicable to employees generally; and
            ``(2)(A) begins to receive an annuity which is not computed 
        under section 8339(d) or (q) and, in the case of a member or 
        former member of the Capitol Police, also does not have his or 
        her service as a member of the Capitol Police credited in the 
        computation of an annuity under section 8339(b) or (c); or
            ``(B) dies before retiring under this subchapter but leaves 
        a survivor entitled to an annuity under section 8341 based on 
        the deceased employee's service, provided that--
                    ``(i) such survivor annuity is not based on an 
                employee annuity computed under section 8339(d) or (q); 
                and
                    ``(ii) where the decedent was a member or former 
                member of the Capitol Police, such survivor annuity is 
                not based on an annuity computed under section 8339(b) 
                or (c) which includes credit for service as a member of 
                the Capitol Police--
        the difference between the employee deductions for such service 
        at the higher percentage rate and the employee deductions that 
        would have been withheld at the rate applicable to employees 
        generally under section 8334(a)(1), together with interest 
        computed in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 
        8334(e) and applicable regulations prescribed by the Office, 
        shall be paid to the annuitant or, in the case of a deceased 
        employee, to the individual entitled to a lump-sum benefit 
        under subsection (c).''.

                  federal employees' retirement system

    Sec. 3. (a) Section 8415(d) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(d)(1) The annuity of an employee retiring under subsection (d) 
or (e) of section 8412 or under subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d) of 
section 8425 is--
            ``(A) 1\7/10\ percent of that individual's average pay 
        multiplied by so much of such individual's total service as a 
        law enforcement officer, firefighter, member of the Capitol 
        Police or Supreme Court Police, nuclear materials courier, or 
        air traffic controller as does not exceed 20 years; plus
            ``(B) 1 percent of that individual's average pay multiplied 
        by the remainder of such individual's total service.
    ``(2) If, at any age and after completing 20 years of service as a 
law enforcement officer, firefighter, member of the Capitol Police or 
Supreme Court Police, or nuclear materials courier, or any combination 
of such service totaling at least 20 years, an employee retires under 
section 8414(b)(1)(A) or 8451, the annuity of such employee shall be 
computed under paragraph (1).
    ``(3) If, at any age and after completing 20 years of service as an 
air traffic controller, an employee retires under section 8414(b)(1)(A) 
or 8451, the annuity of such employee shall be computed under paragraph 
(1).''.
    (b) Section 8424 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end of the following new subsection:
    ``(i) When an employee--
            ``(1) has service as a law enforcement officer, 
        firefighter, member of the Capitol Police or Supreme Court 
        Police, air traffic controller, or nuclear materials courier 
        for which retirement deductions were withheld under section 
        8422(a) at a higher percentage rate than that applicable to 
        employees generally; and
            ``(2)(A) begins to receive an annuity which is not computed 
        under section 8415(d) and, in the case of a member or former 
        member of the Capitol Police, also does not have his or her 
        service as a member of the Capitol Police credited in the 
        computation of an annuity under section 8415(b) or (c); or
            ``(B) dies before having retired under this chapter but 
        leaves a survivor entitled to an annuity under subchapter IV 
        based on the deceased employee's service, provided that--
                    ``(i) such survivor annuity is not based on an 
                employee annuity computed under section 8415(d); and
                    ``(ii) where the decedent was a member or former 
                member of the Capitol Police, such survivor annuity is 
                not based on an annuity computed under section 8415(b) 
                or (c) which includes service as a member of the 
                Capitol Police--
        the difference between the employee deductions for such service 
        at the higher percentage rate and the employee deductions that 
        would have been withheld at the rate applicable to employees 
        generally under section 8422(a)(2), together with interest 
        computed in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 
        8334(e) and applicable regulations prescribed by the Office, 
        shall be paid to the annuitant or, in the case of a deceased 
        employee, to the individual entitled to a lump-sum benefit 
        under subsection (d).''.
    (c) Section 8442 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1) by adding at the end the 
        following:
``For purposes of the preceding sentence, section 8415(b)-(d) and (g) 
shall be considered as applying with respect to the employee or Member 
only if the employee or Member satisfied the age and service 
requirements for application of such subsections to the employee or 
Member at the date of death. For this purpose, the decedent shall be 
deemed to have been disabled for purposes of retirement under section 
8451 at the time of death.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i) by striking ``section 8415'' 
        and inserting ``section 8415, but without regard to subsection 
        (d) of such section,''.

                             effective date

    Sec. 4. The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act and shall apply only with respect to 
individuals who, on or after such date of enactment, separate from 
employment subject to subchapter III of chapter 83, or chapter 84, of 
title 5, United States Code.


Output: Federal Employees' Benefits Equity Act of 2001 - Sets forth provisions governing the computation of annuities under the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees' Retirement System for certain law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, members of the Supreme Court Police and the Capitol Police, and their survivors.