[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 742 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 742

To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to set the 
  age at which Members of Congress are eligible for an annuity to the 
     same age as the retirement age under the Social Security Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                April 6 (legislative day, April 5), 2011

 Mr. Brown of Ohio 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 amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to set the 
  age at which Members of Congress are eligible for an annuity to the 
     same age as the retirement age under the Social Security Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Retirement Age Act of 
2011''.

SEC. 2. RETIREMENT AGE.

    (a) CSRS.--Subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 8336, by adding at the end the following:
    ``(q)(1) An individual serving as a Member on or after the date of 
enactment of this subsection--
            ``(A) shall not be eligible for an annuity under any other 
        provision of this section; and
            ``(B) shall be eligible for an annuity if the individual is 
        separated from the service after attaining retirement age (as 
        defined in section 216(l)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
        U.S.C. 416(l)(1)) and completing 5 years of service.
    ``(2) This subsection applies to an individual serving as a Member 
on or after the date of enactment of this subsection without regard to 
whether--
            ``(A) the individual is separated from the service while 
        serving as an employee or a Member; or
            ``(B) any service by the individual is subject to section 
        8334(k)''; and
            (2) in section 8338, by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i)(1) An individual serving as a Member on or after the date of 
enactment of this subsection--
            ``(A) shall not be eligible for an annuity under any other 
        provision of this section; and
            ``(B) if the individual is separated from the service, or 
        transferred to a position in which the individual does not 
        continue subject to this subchapter, after completing 5 years 
        of service, is eligible for an annuity beginning at retirement 
        age (as defined in section 216(l)(1) of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 416(l)(1)).
    ``(2) This subsection applies to an individual serving as a Member 
on or after the date of enactment of this subsection without regard to 
whether--
            ``(A) the individual serves as an employee before, on, or 
        after the date of enactment of this subsection; or
            ``(B) any service by the individual is subject to section 
        8334(k).''.
    (b) FERS.--Chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 8412, by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i)(1) An individual serving as a Member on or after the date of 
enactment of this subsection--
            ``(A) shall not be eligible for an annuity under any other 
        provision of this section; and
            ``(B) shall be eligible for an annuity if the individual is 
        separated from the service after attaining retirement age (as 
        defined in section 216(l)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
        U.S.C. 416(l)(1)) and completing 5 years of service.
    ``(2) This subsection applies to an individual serving as a Member 
on or after the date of enactment of this subsection without regard to 
whether the individual is separated from the service while serving as 
an employee or a Member.'';
            (2) in section 8413, by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c)(1) An individual serving as a Member on or after the date of 
enactment of this subsection--
            ``(A) shall not be eligible for an annuity under any other 
        provision of this section; and
            ``(B) if the individual is separated from the service, or 
        transferred to a position in which the individual does not 
        continue subject to this chapter, after completing 5 years of 
        service, is eligible for an annuity beginning at retirement age 
        (as defined in section 216(l)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
        U.S.C. 416(l)(1)).
    ``(2) This subsection applies to an individual serving as a Member 
on or after the date of enactment of this subsection without regard to 
whether the individual serves as an employee before, on, or after the 
date of enactment of this subsection.''; and
            (3) in section 8414, by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an 
individual serving as a Member on or after the date of enactment of 
this subsection who otherwise meets the requirements for an annuity 
under another provision of this section shall not be entitled to an 
annuity until after attaining retirement age (as defined in section 
216(l)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(l)(1)).''.
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