[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1174 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1174

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that service performed 
by air traffic second-level supervisors and managers be made creditable 
                        for retirement purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 1993

  Mr. Oberstar (for himself and Mr. Clinger) introduced the following 
  bill; which was referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil 
                                Service

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that service performed 
by air traffic second-level supervisors and managers be made creditable 
                        for retirement purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Air Traffic Supervisor Retirement 
Reform Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Civil Service Retirement System.--Section 8331 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (25);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (26) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(27) `air traffic controller' or `controller' means--
                    ``(A) a controller within the meaning of section 
                2109(1); and
                    ``(B) a civilian employee of the Department of 
                Transportation or the Department of Defense holding a 
                supervisory, managerial, executive, technical, 
                semiprofessional, or professional position for which 
                experience as an air traffic controller (as defined by 
                section 2109(1)) is a prerequisite.''
    (b) Federal Employees' Retirement System.--Section 8401 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (31);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (32) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(33) `air traffic controller' or `controller' means--
                    ``(A) a controller within the meaning of section 
                2109(1); and
                    ``(B) a civilian employee of the Department of 
                Transportation or the Department of Defense holding a 
                supervisory, managerial, executive, technical, 
                semiprofessional, or professional position for which 
                experience as an air traffic controller (as defined by 
                section 2109(1)) is a prerequisite.''

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; CLARIFYING PROVISIONS.

    (a) Effective Date.--This Act and the amendments made by this Act 
shall take effect on the 60th day following the date of enactment of 
this Act.
    (b) Clarifying Provisions.--
            (1) Mandatory separation.--Nothing in section 8335(a) or 
        section 8425(a) of title 5, United States Code, shall be 
        considered to apply with respect to an individual holding a 
        position of air traffic controller (as defined by section 
        8331(27)(B) or section 8401(33)(B) of title 5, United States 
        Code) who was first appointed to any such position before the 
        effective date of this Act.
            (2) Creditability of earlier service.--For purposes of 
        determining eligibility for an annuity under section 8336(e) or 
        section 8412(e) of title 5, United States Code, based on a 
        separation occurring on or after the effective date of this Act 
        (including for purposes relating to a survivor annuity based on 
        a death in service occurring on or after such effective date), 
        service as an air traffic controller (as defined by section 
        8331(27)(B) or 8401(33)(B) of such title, as applicable) may 
        not be considered noncreditable solely on account of its having 
        been performed before such effective date.

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