[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 575 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 575

  To amend chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that 
annuities for Members of Congress be computed under the same formula as 
    applies to Federal employees generally, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 19, 1995

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that 
annuities for Members of Congress be computed under the same formula as 
    applies to Federal employees generally, 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. COMPUTATION OF ANNUITY.

    Section 8415 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by inserting ``or Member'' after 
        ``employee''; and
            (2) by repealing subsection (b).

SEC. 2. CONTRIBUTIONS.

    (a) Deductions From Pay.--Section 8422(a)(2) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``or Member'' after 
        ``employee)''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``Member,''.
    (b) Government Contributions.--Section 8423(a)(1) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)(i) by striking ``subparagraph 
        (B)),'' and inserting ``subparagraph (B)) and Members,'';
            (2) in subparagraph (A)(ii) by inserting ``and Members'' 
        before ``(under'';
            (3) in subparagraph (B)(i) by striking ``Members,''; and
            (4) in subparagraph (B)(ii) by striking ``and Members''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; SAVINGS PROVISION.

    (a) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect as of the first day 
of the first applicable pay period beginning after the end of the 12-
month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Savings Provision.--Any annuity or portion of an annuity 
computed based on service performed before the effective date of this 
Act shall be computed in accordance with applicable provisions of law, 
as in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act.
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