[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2446 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2446

 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 11, 2007

Mr. Schumer (for himself and Mr. Hagel) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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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 State; and
            (3) the term ``employee'' has the meaning under section 
        2105 of title 5, United States Code.
    (c) In General.--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 for an annuitant reemployed on a temporary basis--
            (1) if, and for so long as, such waiver is necessary due to 
        an emergency involving a direct threat to life or property or 
        other unusual circumstances; or
            (2) if the annuitant is employed in a position that 
        provides--
                    (A) assistance to the Secretary of Homeland 
                Security with a substantial backlog of petitions for 
                naturalization; or
                    (B) assistance for processing petitions for 
                naturalization filed during the period beginning on 
                January 31, 2007, through July 30, 2007.
    (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 of Authority.--The authority of the Secretary of 
Homeland Security under subsection (c)(2) shall terminate on January 1, 
2009. An annuitant to whom a waiver applies under subsection (c)(2) may 
be employed for a period of any duration, but not longer than January 
1, 2010.
    (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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