The text of the bill below is as of Aug 7, 2001 (Passed Congress).
H.R.93
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and one
An Act
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that the mandatory separation age for Federal firefighters be made the same as the age that applies with respect to Federal law enforcement officers.
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 ‘Federal Firefighters Retirement Age Fairness Act’.
SEC. 2. MANDATORY SEPARATION AGE FOR FIREFIGHTERS.
(a) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM-
(1) IN GENERAL- The second sentence of section 8335(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(A) by inserting ‘, firefighter,’ after ‘law enforcement officer’; and
(B) by inserting ‘, firefighter,’ after ‘that officer’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Section 8335(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the first sentence.
(b) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM-
(1) IN GENERAL- The second sentence of section 8425(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(A) by inserting ‘, firefighter,’ after ‘law enforcement officer’ each place it appears; and
(B) by striking ‘courier’ the second place it appears and inserting ‘courier, as the case may be,’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Section 8425(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the first sentence.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
