[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6490 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6490

 To amend title 5, United States Code, to treat the service of Members 
of the United States Capitol Police who are transferred directly to an 
administrative or supervisory position with the Federal Law Enforcement 
 Training Center as a law enforcement officer service for purposes of 
   the Federal Employees' Retirement System, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 2018

 Mr. Carter of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Cole, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of 
Pennsylvania, Mrs. Mimi Walters of California, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
 and Mr. Scalise) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on House Administration, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 5, United States Code, to treat the service of Members 
of the United States Capitol Police who are transferred directly to an 
administrative or supervisory position with the Federal Law Enforcement 
 Training Center as a law enforcement officer service for purposes of 
   the Federal Employees' Retirement System, 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 ``Law Enforcement Retirement 
Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF SERVICE OF MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL 
              POLICE WHO TRANSFER TO FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING 
              CENTER AS PRIMARY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SERVICE FOR 
              PURPOSES OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--Section 8401(17)(C) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking the semicolon and inserting the following: 
``, or an individual who is transferred directly from the Capitol 
Police to a supervisory or administrative position with the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Center after performing service as a member of the 
Capitol Police for at least 3 years;''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to any individual who is transferred directly to a 
supervisory or administrative position with the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Center at any time before, on, or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, other than any individual who is entitled to an 
annuity under section 8412(d) of title 5, United States Code, as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Deposit Required.--An individual described in the amendment 
made by subsection (a) who transferred directly from the Capitol Police 
to a supervisory or administrative position with the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Center before the date of the enactment of this 
Act may not receive credit, for purposes of Federal Employees' 
Retirement System, for service as a law enforcement officer (as that 
term is defined in section 8401(17) of title 5, United States Code) for 
the period beginning on the date that such individual was so 
transferred and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act unless 
such individual pays, in a form and manner as prescribed by the Office 
of Personnel Management, a deposit equal to the difference between the 
amount that would have been deducted from the basic pay of the 
individual under section 8422 of such title if such individual was, 
during that period, serving as a law enforcement officer and the amount 
that was deducted from the basic pay of the individual under such 
section during such period, plus interest computed under section 
8334(e) of such title.
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