[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4910 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4910

 To provide that the Secretary of Homeland Security may waive certain 
 retirement provisions for reemployed annuitants in the Department of 
               Homeland Security, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 19, 2007

 Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California (for herself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Delahunt, 
   Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of 
   California, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, and Mr. Gohmert) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 
 Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide that the Secretary of Homeland Security may waive certain 
 retirement provisions for reemployed annuitants in the Department of 
               Homeland Security, 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. FEDERAL REEMPLOYED ANNUITANTS IN CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF 
              HOMELAND SECURITY POSITIONS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Citizenship 
Processing Backlog Reduction Act of 2007''.
    (b) Definitions.--In this Act--
            (1) the term ``annuitant'' means an annuitant under a 
        Government retirement system;
            (2) the term ``Government retirement system'' means a 
        retirement system established by law for employees of the 
        Government of the United States; and
            (3) the term ``employee'' has the meaning under section 
        2105 of title 5, United States Code.
    (c) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may waive 
the application of sections 8344 and 8468 of title 5, United States 
Code (relating to annuities and pay on reemployment) or any other 
similar provision of law under a Government retirement system on a 
case-by-case basis, with respect to any annuitant who is reemployed on 
a temporary basis, if such annuitant is needed--
            (1) to process applications for naturalization filed during 
        the period beginning on January 31, 2007, and ending on 
        September 30, 2007; or
            (2) to otherwise help the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
        reduce or eliminate the existing backlog of applications for 
        naturalization, whether by assisting in the processing of such 
        applications or otherwise.
    (d) Rule of Construction.--An annuitant as to whom a waiver under 
subsection (c) is in effect shall not be considered an employee for 
purposes of any Government retirement system.
    (e) Termination.--No waiver under this section may be granted after 
December 31, 2008, or remain in effect after December 31, 2009.
    (f) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act and apply to pay periods beginning on or after 
that date.
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