[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1748 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1748

    To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the mandatory 
retirement age for law enforcement officers from 57 to 60 years of age.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 11, 1999

 Mrs. Mink of Hawaii introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the mandatory 
retirement age for law enforcement officers from 57 to 60 years of age.

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

SECTION 1. INCREASE IN MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE.

    (a) Civil Service Retirement System.--
            (1) In general.--Section 8335(b) of title 5, United States 
        Code, is amended by inserting after the second sentence the 
        following: ``A law enforcement officer who is otherwise 
        eligible for immediate retirement under section 8336(c) shall 
        be separated from the service on the last day of the month in 
        which such officer becomes 60 years of age or completes 20 
        years of service if then over that age.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 8335(b) of such title 
        5, as amended by paragraph (1), is further amended--
                    (A) in the second sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``law enforcement officer 
                        or''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``officer or courier, as 
                        the case may be,'' and inserting ``courier''; 
                        and
                    (B) in the sentence following the sentence added by 
                paragraph (1) by striking ``age.'' and inserting ``age, 
                or, in the case of a law enforcement officer, until 
                that employee becomes 63 years of age.''.
    (b) Federal Employees' Retirement System.--
            (1) In general.--Section 8425(b) of title 5, United States 
        Code, is amended by inserting after the second sentence the 
        following: ``A law enforcement officer who is otherwise 
        eligible for immediate retirement under section 8412(d) shall 
        be separated from the service on the last day of the month in 
        which such officer becomes 60 years of age or completes 20 
        years of service if then over that age.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 8412(b) of such title 
        5, as amended by paragraph (1), is further amended--
                    (A) in the second sentence by striking ``law 
                enforcement officer or'' each place it appears; and
                    (B) in the sentence following the sentence added by 
                paragraph (1) by striking ``age.'' and inserting ``age, 
                or, in the case of a law enforcement officer, until 
                that employee becomes 63 years of age.''.
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