[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2375 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 2375

 To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify the early-retirement 
reduction provisions with respect to certain Federal employees who are 
  separated from service due to a base closure under title II of the 
Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 21, 1995

  Mr. Lantos introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify the early-retirement 
reduction provisions with respect to certain Federal employees who are 
  separated from service due to a base closure under title II of the 
Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act, 
                        and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employee 
Base Closure Retirement Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION IN EARLY-RETIREMENT REDUCTION PROVISIONS.

    Section 8339(h) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(h) The annuity'' and inserting ``(h)(1) 
        The annuity'';
            (2) in the first sentence by striking ``executive.'' and 
        inserting ``executive and except as provided in any succeeding 
        provision of this subsection.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2)(A) This paragraph applies with respect to--
            ``(i) any law enforcement officer or firefighter who has 
        completed the minimum number of years of service required to 
        qualify for immediate retirement under section 8336(c); and
            ``(ii) any air traffic controller who has completed at 
        least 20 years of service as an air traffic controller.
    ``(B) Notwithstanding any provision of paragraph (1), for any 
employee described in subparagraph (A) who retires under section 
8336(d), the percentage reduction applicable under this subsection 
shall--
            ``(i) if such employee's separation is due to a base 
        closure, be equal to \1/12\ of 1 percent for each full month 
        the employee is under 50 years of age at the date of 
        separation; or
            ``(ii) if clause (i) does not apply, be equal to \1/6\ of 1 
        percent for each full month the employee is under 50 years of 
        age at the date of separation.
    ``(3)(A) This paragraph applies with respect to any employee, other 
than an employee described in paragraph (2)(A), who has completed 30 
years of service.
    ``(B) Notwithstanding any provision of paragraph (1), for any 
employee described in subparagraph (A) who retires under section 
8336(d)(1), the percentage reduction applicable under this subsection 
shall, if such employee's separation is due to a base closure, be equal 
to \1/12\ of 1 percent for each full month the employee is under 55 
years of age at the date of separation.
    ``(4)(A) For the purpose of this subsection, the term `base 
closure' means the closure or realignment of a military installation 
carried out under title II of the Defense Authorization Amendments and 
Base Closure and Realignment Act.
    ``(B) Any determination under this subsection as to whether or not 
a separation is due to a base closure shall be made in accordance with 
such criteria as the Office of Personnel Management shall by regulation 
prescribe.''.

SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to 
separations occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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