[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Page 28531]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MILITARY RETIREMENT EQUITY ACT OF 2003

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs be discharged from further consideration of 
H.R. 3054 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 3054) to amend the Policemen and Firemen's 
     Retirement and Disability Act to permit military service 
     previously performed by members and former members of the 
     Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, 
     the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, the United 
     States Park Police, and the United States Secret Service to 
     count as creditable service for purposes of calculating 
     retirement annuities payable to such members upon payment of 
     a contribution by such members, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read the third 
time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and 
any statements be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (H.R. 3054) was read the third time and passed.

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