[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 768 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 768

To amend section 8339(p) of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the 
    method for computing certain annuities under the Civil Service 
 Retirement System which are based (in whole or in part) on part-time 
                    service, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 24, 2001

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend section 8339(p) of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the 
    method for computing certain annuities under the Civil Service 
 Retirement System which are based (in whole or in part) on part-time 
                    service, 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 CERTAIN ANNUITIES BASED ON PART-TIME SERVICE.

    Section 8339(p) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) In the administration of paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) subparagraph (A) of such paragraph shall 
                apply with respect to any service performed on a part-
                time basis before, on, or after April 7, 1986;
                    ``(B) subparagraph (B) of such paragraph shall 
                apply with respect to all service performed on or after 
                April 7, 1986 (whether on a part-time basis or 
                otherwise); and
                    ``(C) any service performed on a part-time basis 
                before April 7, 1986, shall be credited as service 
                performed on a full-time basis.''.

SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
amendment made by this Act shall apply only with respect to an annuity 
entitlement that is based on a separation occurring on or after the 
date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Recomputation of Certain Annuities.--
            (1) In general.--In the case of any individual who--
                    (A) before April 7, 1986, performed any service 
                creditable under subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 
                5, United States Code, and
                    (B) was separated from the service on or after 
                April 7, 1986, and before the date of enactment of this 
                Act,
        any annuity under subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, 
        United States Code (or under chapter 84 of that title, to the 
        extent of any portion of such annuity which is computed under 
        subchapter III of such chapter 83) based on the service of such 
        individual shall be recomputed to take into account the 
        amendment made by this Act, if application therefor is made 
        within 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Amounts to which applicable.--Any change in an annuity 
        resulting from a recomputation under paragraph (1) shall be 
        effective with respect to amounts accruing for months beginning 
        after the date on which application for such recomputation is 
        made.
    (c) Notice Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--The Office of Personnel Management shall 
        take such action as may be necessary and appropriate to inform 
        individuals entitled to have any annuity recomputed under 
        subsection (b) of their entitlement to such recomputation.
            (2) Assistance.--The Office shall, on request, assist any 
        individual referred to in paragraph (1) in obtaining from any 
        department, agency, or other instrumentality of the United 
        States such information in the possession of such 
        instrumentality as may be necessary--
                    (A) to verify the entitlement of such individual to 
                have an annuity recomputed under subsection (b); or
                    (B) to carry out any such recomputation.
            (3) Information.--Any department, agency, or other 
        instrumentality of the United States which possesses any 
        information with respect to part-time service performed by an 
        individual shall, at the request of the Office, furnish such 
        information to the Office.
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