110 HR 4910 IH: Citizenship Processing Backlog Reduction Act of U.S. House of Representatives 2007-12-19 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4910 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. Sánchez 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 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.

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.