3.0.0 2946 2023-01-11T13:32:54Z 2023-01-11T13:32:54Z Senate S 2016-05-18 114 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-05-18T16:42:41Z Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act 114 2254 HR 2015-05-12 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Related bill CRS 2016-05-18 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2977-2978) IntroReferral 2016-05-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ N M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2016-05-18 True P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2016-06-09 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2016-06-27 False Government Operations and Politics Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Customs enforcement Department of Homeland Security Department of Veterans Affairs Department of the Treasury Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Law enforcement officers Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Government Operations and Politics 00 2016-05-18 Introduced in Senate 2016-08-24T14:23:36Z Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act

This bill expands the definition of "law enforcement officer" under provisions of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to include: (1) federal employees not otherwise covered whose duties include the investigation or apprehension of suspected or convicted criminals and who are authorized to carry a firearm; (2) Internal Revenue Service employees whose duties are primarily the collection of delinquent taxes and the securing of delinquent returns; (3) U.S. Postal Inspection Service employees; (4) Department of Veterans Affairs police officers; and (5) certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees who are seized-property specialists with duties relating to custody, management, and disposition of seized and forfeited property.

Service performed by an incumbent (an individual appointed before enactment of this bill to a position that is considered to be a law enforcement officer under FERS and the CSRS only by virtue of the expanded definition in this bill) on or after enactment of this bill shall be treated as service performed as a law enforcement officer. Service performed by an incumbent before enactment of this bill shall be treated for federal retirement purposes as service performed as such an officer only if a written election is submitted to the Office of Personnel Management within five years after enactment of this bill or before separation from service, whichever is earlier. An incumbent who makes an election before enactment of this bill may pay a deposit into the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund to cover prior service.

Nothing under current law respecting mandatory separation from government service under CSRS or FERS shall cause the mandatory separation of an officer during the three-year period beginning on the enactment of this bill.

]]> Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act Display Title Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act Introduced in Senate 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2946is/xml/BILLS-114s2946is.xml 2016-05-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2977-2978) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.