[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3336 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3336

  To provide for temporary authority to waive the reduction for early 
  retirement under the Civil Service Retirement System to assist the 
 District of Columbia government in its workforce downsizing efforts, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 25, 1996

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for temporary authority to waive the reduction for early 
  retirement under the Civil Service Retirement System to assist the 
 District of Columbia government in its workforce downsizing efforts, 
                        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. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO WAIVE MANDATORY REDUCTIONS IN 
              ANNUITIES FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT OF 
              COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Office of Personnel Management shall by 
regulation establish a program under which section 8339(h) of title 5, 
United States Code, may be waived as a means of ensuring, in connection 
with the District of Columbia government's plans for downsizing its 
workforce, more voluntary separations and fewer involuntary separations 
due to reductions in force.
    (b) Program Requirements Generally.--Under the program, a waiver 
may be afforded only to an employee of the District of Columbia 
government who--
            (1) would, if voluntarily separated from the service, be 
        eligible for an annuity under section 8336(d)(2) of title 5, 
        United States Code; and
            (2) separates during a period established for purposes of 
        such program by the Mayor of the District of Columbia in 
        conformance with subsection (c).
    (c) Period Requirements.--
            (1) Beginning and ending dates.--A period under subsection 
        (b)(2) shall begin no earlier than the date of the enactment of 
        this Act and end no later than September 30, 1999.
            (2) Single or multiple periods allowable.--For purposes of 
        subsection (b)(2), the Mayor of the District of Columbia may 
        establish--
                    (A) a single, continuous period; or
                    (B) 2 or more periods, which may be uniform or 
                nonuniform in duration.
            (3) Limitation.--In no event shall the number of days in 
        the period or periods established under subsection (b)(2) 
        exceed a total of 120.
    (d) Financing of Unfunded Liability.--
            (1) In general.--The District of Columbia government shall 
        make full reimbursement under this subsection for any amounts 
        appropriated pursuant to section 8348(g) to finance any 
        unfunded liability created by this Act.
            (2) Notification.--At the end of each fiscal year, the 
        Office of Personnel Management shall notify the Mayor of the 
        District of Columbia of the amount required as reimbursement 
        under this subsection for such fiscal year.
            (3) Payments.--The District of Columbia government shall 
        remit to the Office of Personnel Management, for deposit into 
        the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Civil 
        Service Retirement and Disability Fund, each amount as to which 
        it is notified under paragraph (2).
            (4) Other provisions.--Payments under this subsection--
                    (A) shall be made within such time and in such 
                manner as shall be established under the program; and
                    (B) may be paid from any amounts appropriated to 
                the District of Columbia government for any fiscal year 
                beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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