[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.R. 4431 Engrossed in House (EH)]
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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4431
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for interest payments
by agencies in the case of administrative error in processing certain
annuity deposits for prior military service or certain volunteer
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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Correcting Miscalculations in
Veterans' Pensions Act''.
SEC. 2. ERROR IN PROCESSING OF ANNUITY DEPOSIT FOR FORMER MEMBERS OF
THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.
(a) CSRS.--Section 8334(j) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(6)(A) In calculating and processing the deposit under paragraph
(1) with respect to an employee, Member, or annuitant, if the employing
agency of such employee, Member, or annuitant makes an administrative
error, such employing agency may pay, on behalf of the employee,
Member, or annuitant, any additional interest assessed due to the
administrative error.
``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the Secretary of the Senate
or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, as
appropriate, shall be considered the employing agency of a Member or
Congressional employee.
``(C) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall
issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out this paragraph.''.
(b) FERS.--Section 8422(e) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(7)(A) In calculating and processing the deposit under paragraph
(1) with respect to an employee, Member, or annuitant, if the employing
agency of such employee, Member, or annuitant makes an administrative
error, such employing agency may pay, on behalf of the employee,
Member, or annuitant, any additional interest assessed due to the
administrative error.
``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the Secretary of the Senate
or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, as
appropriate, shall be considered the employing agency of a Member or
Congressional employee.
``(C) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall
issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out this paragraph.''.
SEC. 3. ERROR IN PROCESSING OF ANNUITY DEPOSIT FOR CERTAIN VOLUNTEERS.
(a) CSRS.--Section 8334(l) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end of the following:
``(5)(A) In calculating and processing the deposit under paragraph
(1) with respect to an employee, Member, or annuitant, if an employing
agency of such employee, Member, or annuitant makes an administrative
error that causes additional interest assessed to accrue on the
deposit, the employing agency may pay, on behalf of the employee,
Member, or annuitant, any additional interest assessed due to the
administrative error.
``(B) In calculating and processing the deposit under paragraph (1)
with respect to an employee, Member, or annuitant, if the Office of
Personnel Management makes an administrative error that causes
additional interest assessed to accrue on the deposit, the Office of
Personnel Management may pay, on behalf of the employee, Member, or
annuitant, any additional interest assessed due to the administrative
error.
``(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the Secretary of the Senate
or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, as
appropriate, shall be considered the employing agency of a Member or
congressional employee.
``(D) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall
issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out this paragraph.''.
(b) FERS.--Section 8422(f) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end of the following:
``(5)(A) In calculating and processing the deposit under paragraph
(1) with respect to an employee, Member, or annuitant, if an employing
agency of such employee, Member, or annuitant makes an administrative
error that causes additional interest assessed to accrue on the
deposit, the employee, Member, or annuitant's employing agency may pay,
on behalf of the employee, Member, or annuitant, any additional
interest assessed due to the administrative error.
``(B) In calculating and processing the deposit under paragraph (1)
with respect to an employee, Member, or annuitant, if the Office of
Personnel Management makes an administrative error that causes
additional interest assessed to accrue on the deposit, the Office of
Personnel Management may pay, on behalf of the employee, Member, or
annuitant, any additional interest assessed due to the administrative
error.
``(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the Secretary of the Senate
or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, as
appropriate, shall be considered the employing agency of a Member or
congressional employee.
``(D) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall
issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out this paragraph.''.
(c) Authorization of Payments.--All payments from the Office of
Personnel Management authorized by subsections (a) and (b) shall be
paid from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, and
together with administrative expenses incurred by the Office in
administering these subsections, shall be deemed to have been
authorized to be paid from that Fund, which is appropriated for the
payment thereof.
Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 2018.
Attest:
Clerk.
115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4431
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for interest payments
by agencies in the case of administrative error in processing certain
annuity deposits for prior military service or certain volunteer
service, and for other purposes.