[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 48 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

  1st Session
                                 S. 48

   To amend title II of the Social Security Act to impose the social 
   security earnings test on the retirement annuities of Members of 
                               Congress.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 4, 1995

  Mr. McCain introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
           referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title II of the Social Security Act to impose the social 
   security earnings test on the retirement annuities of Members of 
                               Congress.

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

SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL ANNUITIES SUBJECT TO SOCIAL SECURITY EARNINGS 
              TEST.

    (a) Civil Service Retirement System.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, 
        is amended by inserting after section 8339 the following new 
        section:
``Sec. 8339a. Limitation on annuities of Members of Congress
    ``(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the 
annuity of any individual described in subsection (b) shall be subject 
to the provisions of section 203(b) of the Social Security Act in the 
same manner as if such annuity was a benefit of such individual under 
section 202 of such Act.
    ``(b) An individual is described in this subsection if--
            ``(1) such individual has attained the age of 62 years, and
            ``(2) the computation of the annuity of such individual is 
        based in whole or in part on the service of such individual as 
        a Member of Congress on or after the date of the enactment of 
        this section.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
        83 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
        after the item relating to section 8339 the following new item:

``8339a. Limitation on annuities of Members of Congress.''.
    (b) Federal Employees Retirement System.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, 
        is amended by inserting after section 8415 the following new 
        section:
``Sec. 8415a. Limitation on annuities of Members of Congress
    ``(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the 
annuity of any individual described in subsection (b) shall be subject 
to the provisions of section 203(b) of the Social Security Act in the 
same manner as if such annuity was a benefit of such individual under 
section 202 of such Act.
    ``(b) An individual is described in this subsection if--
            ``(1) such individual has attained the age of 62 years, and
            ``(2) the computation of the annuity of such individual is 
        based in whole or in part on the service of such individual as 
        a Member of Congress on or after the date of the enactment of 
        this section.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
        84 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after 
        the item relating to section 8415, the following new item:

``8415a. Limitation on annuities of Members of Congress.''.
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