[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3297 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3297

To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the treatment currently 
   afforded to Federal judges under the Federal Employees Group Life 
         Insurance Program to certain other judicial officials.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 15, 1993

 Mrs. Morella 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 extend the treatment currently 
   afforded to Federal judges under the Federal Employees Group Life 
         Insurance Program to certain other judicial officials.

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

SECTION 1. LIFE INSURANCE RULES CURRENTLY APPLICABLE TO FEDERAL JUDGES 
              TO BE EXTENDED TO CERTAIN OTHER JUDICIAL OFFICIALS.

    (a) Eligibility.--Section 8701(a) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (9) by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (10) by adding ``and'' after the 
        semicolon; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (10) and preceding the 
        matter before subparagraph (A) the following new paragraph:
            ``(11) a judicial official as defined in section 376(a)(1) 
        of title 28, including--
                    ``(i) a judge of the United States Court of Federal 
                Claims--
                            ``(I) who is in regular active service, or
                            ``(II) who is retired from regular active 
                        service under section 178 of title 28;
                    ``(ii) a judge of the District Court of Guam, the 
                District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the 
                District Court of the Virgin Islands--
                            ``(I) who is in regular active service, or
                            ``(II) who is retired from regular active 
                        service under section 373 of title 28; and
                    ``(iii) a bankruptcy judge or a magistrate judge--
                            ``(I) who is in regular active service, or
                            ``(II) who retired after attaining age 65 
                        from regular active service under chapter 83 or 
                        84 of this title, section 377 of title 28, or 
                        section 2(c) of the Retirement and Survivors' 
                        Annuities for Bankruptcy Judges and Magistrates 
                        Act of 1988 (28 U.S.C. 377 note; Public Law 
                        100-659);''.
    (b) Additional Optional Life Insurance.--
            (1)(A) Sections 8706(a) and 8714b(c)(1) of title 5, United 
        States Code, are each amended in the second sentence by 
        inserting ``and judicial officials described under section 
        8701(a)(11)'' after ``section 8701(a)(5) (ii) and (iii)''.
            (B) Sections 8714a(c)(1) and 8714c(c)(1) of title 5, United 
        States Code, are each amended by adding after the first 
        sentence ``Justices and judges described under section 
        8701(a)(5) (ii) and (iii) and judicial officials described 
        under section 8701(a)(11) of this chapter are deemed to 
        continue in active employment for purposes of this chapter.''.
            (2) The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall apply to a 
        judicial officer described in section 8701(a)(11) of title 5, 
        United States Code (as amended by this section) who--
                    (A) is retired under chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, 
                United States Code, section 178, 373, or 377 of title 
                28, United States Code, or section 2(c) of the 
                Retirement and Survivors' Annuities for Bankruptcy 
                Judges and Magistrates Act of 1988 (28 U.S.C. 377 
                note); and
                    (B) retires on or after August 1, 1987.
    (c) Conversion Rights.--(1) Section 8714a(c)(3) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ``, or a judicial official as 
defined under section 8701(a)(11) who leaves office without an 
immediate annuity,'' after ``for continuation of the judicial salary''.
    (2) Section 8714b(c)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
in the third sentence by inserting ``, or a judicial official as 
defined under section 8701(a)(11) who leaves office without an 
immediate annuity,'' after ``for continuation of the judicial salary''.

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