[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.R. 4431 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4431


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 27, 2018

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 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:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.