[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 946 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 946

  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

                             March 5, 1997

Mr. Goodlatte (for himself, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Ney, Mr. Franks 
of New Jersey, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Graham, Ms. Furse, Mr. Canady of Florida, and 
  Mr. Goode) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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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--
            (1) shall take effect on 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; and
            (2) shall apply with respect to any individual who first 
        serves as a Member of Congress in the One Hundred Third 
        Congress or later.
    (b) Savings Provision.--The annuity--
            (1) of a Member of Congress described in subsection (a)(2), 
        to the extent based on service performed before the effective 
        date of this Act, and
            (2) of any other Member of Congress, whether based on 
        service performed before, on, or after the effective date of 
        this Act,
shall be computed as if this Act had never been enacted.
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