[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1641 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1641

   To ensure that survivor annuity benefits under the Civil Service 
 Retirement System and the Federal Employees' Retirement System, which 
 are based on the service of any individual who retires before October 
1, 1993, shall be computed in accordance with applicable provisions of 
                  law, as in effect on March 31, 1993.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 1, 1993

  Mr. Wynn  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
               Committee on Post Office and Civil Service

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                                 A BILL


 
   To ensure that survivor annuity benefits under the Civil Service 
 Retirement System and the Federal Employees' Retirement System, which 
 are based on the service of any individual who retires before October 
1, 1993, shall be computed in accordance with applicable provisions of 
                  law, as in effect on March 31, 1993.

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

SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT RELATING TO COMPUTATION OF CERTAIN SURVIVOR 
              ANNUITIES.

    (a) Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), any benefit 
        payable under subchapter III of chapter 83 or under chapter 84 
        of title 5, United States Code, to the survivor of an employee 
        or Member of Congress, based on the service of such employee or 
        Member, shall be computed in accordance with applicable 
        provisions of law, as in effect on March 31, 1993.
            (2) Conditions.--This subsection applies only--
                    (A) if the employee or Member of Congress referred 
                to in paragraph (1) is entitled (or would on proper 
                application be entitled) to an immediate annuity under 
                subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, 
                United States Code, as applicable, based on a 
                separation occurring before October 1, 1993; and
                    (B) with respect to benefits payable from the Civil 
                Service Retirement and Disability Fund.
    (b) Specific-Reference Requirement.--Subsection (a) shall not be 
considered superseded by any provision of law enacted after the date of 
the enactment of this Act unless subsection (a) is specifically 
referenced.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purpose of this Act, the terms ``survivor'', ``employee'', 
and ``Member of Congress'' have the same respective meanings as given 
them under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, 
United States Code, as applicable.

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