[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 480 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 480

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 on part-time service, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 2005

Mr. Moran of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
 Van Hollen, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Government Reform

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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 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 pay for service performed before, on, or after April 
        7, 1986; and
            ``(B) subparagraph (B) of such paragraph--
                    ``(i) shall apply with respect to that portion of 
                any annuity which is attributable to service performed 
                on or after April 7, 1986; and
                    ``(ii) shall not apply with respect to that portion 
                of any annuity which is attributable to service 
                performed before April 7, 1986.''.

SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.

    (a) In General.--The amendment made by this Act shall be effective 
with respect to any annuity entitlement to which is based on a 
separation from service 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 such title 5, 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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