[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1079 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1079

 To provide for equitable retirement for military reserve technicians 
 who are covered under the Federal Employment Retirement System or the 
                    Civil Service Retirement System.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 11, 1999

Mr. Abercrombie (for himself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Rush, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. 
Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Shows, 
 Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Frost, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Payne, 
   Mr. Cook, Mr. Camp, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
  Jefferson, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
   Kleczka, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Oberstar) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for equitable retirement for military reserve technicians 
 who are covered under the Federal Employment Retirement System or the 
                    Civil Service Retirement System.

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

SECTION 1. EQUITABLE RETIREMENT FOR MILITARY RESERVE TECHNICIANS.

    (a) Technicians Covered by CSRS.--Section 8336 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(p) A military reserve technician (as that term is defined in 
section 8401(30) of this title), is entitled to an annuity if such 
technician--
            ``(1) is separated from service as a military reserve 
        technician after becoming 50 years of age and completing 20 
        years of such service; or
            ``(2) is separated from service as a military reserve 
        technician after completing 25 years of such service.''.
    (b) Technicians Covered by FERS.--Section 8414(c) of such title is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(c)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) A military reserve technician is entitled to an annuity if 
such technician--
            ``(1) is separated from service as a military reserve 
        technician after becoming 50 years of age and completing 20 
        years of such service; or
            ``(2) is separated from service as a military reserve 
        technician after completing 25 years of such service.''.
    (c) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section shall apply 
with respect to a separation from service as a military reserve 
technician (as that term is defined in section 8401(30) of title 5, 
United States Code) occurring on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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