[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4173 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4173

 To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that members of the 
     uniformed services may participate in the Thrift Savings Plan.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 4, 2000

Mr. Kuykendall (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas) 
 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 provide that members of the 
     uniformed services may participate in the Thrift Savings Plan.

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

SECTION 1. PARTICIPATION BY MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES IN THE 
              THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Contributions.--Section 8432(a) of title 5, United 
        States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
    ``(2) For purposes of this subchapter, the term `employee' includes 
a member of the uniformed services.''.
            (2) Benefits.--Section 8433 of such title is amended by 
        adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) A member of the uniformed services shall be entitled to the 
balance in the member's account in addition to any benefits or pay to 
which the member is entitled under title 10, United States Code.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to basic pay received by a member of the uniformed 
services after December 31, 2000.
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