I
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3813
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 24, 2012
Mr. Ross of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to secure the annuities of Federal civilian employees, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Securing Annuities for Federal
Employees Act of 2012
.
Retirement contributions
Civil Service Retirement System
Individual contributions
Section 8334(a)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
by striking
(a)(1)(A) The
and inserting (a)(1)(A)(i) Except as
provided in clause (ii), the
; and
by adding at the end the following:
The percentage of basic pay to be deducted and withheld under clause (i) shall—
for each of calendar years 2013, 2014, and 2015, be equal to the percentage that applied in the preceding calendar year (as increased under this subclause, if applicable), plus an additional 0.5 percentage point; and
for each calendar year after 2015, be equal to the applicable percentage for calendar year 2015 (as determined under subclause (I)).
.
Government contributions
Section 8334(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
in clause (i), by
striking Except as provided in clause (ii),
and inserting
Except as provided in clause (ii) or (iii),
; and
by adding at the end the following:
The amount to be contributed under clause (i) shall, with respect to a period in any calendar year specified in subparagraph (A)(ii), be equal to—
the amount that would otherwise apply under clause (i), reduced by
the amount by which the withholding under subparagraph (A) exceeds the amount which would (but for clause (ii) of such subparagraph) otherwise have been withheld under such subparagraph from the basic pay of the employee or elected official involved with respect to such period.
.
Offset rule
Section 8334(k) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
This subsection shall be applied in a manner consistent with subsections (a)(1)(A)(ii) and (a)(1)(B)(iii) of section 8334.
.
Federal Employees’ Retirement System
Section 8422(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (1),
by striking paragraph (2).
and inserting this
subsection.
; and
by adding at the end the following:
Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, the percentage to be deducted and withheld under this subsection shall—
for each of calendar years 2013, 2014, and 2015, be equal to the percentage that applied in the preceding calendar year under this subsection (including this subparagraph, if applicable), plus an additional 0.5 percentage point; and
for each calendar year after 2015, be equal to the applicable percentage for calendar year 2015 (as determined under subparagraph (A)).
.
Foreign Service
For provisions of law requiring maintenance of existing conformity—
between the Civil Service Retirement System and the Foreign Service Retirement System, and
between the Federal Employees’ Retirement System and the Foreign Service Pension System,
CIARDS
Compatibility with CSRS
In order to carry out the purposes of this section with respect to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, the authority under section 292 of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act (50 U.S.C. 2141) shall be applied.
Applicability of FERS
For provisions of law providing for the application of the Federal Employees’ Retirement System with respect to employees of the Central Intelligence Agency, see title III of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act (50 U.S.C. 2151 and following).
TVA
Section 3 of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 (16 U.S.C. 831b) is amended by adding at the end the following:
The chief executive officer shall prescribe any regulations which may be necessary in order to carry out the purposes of the Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act of 2012 with respect to any defined benefit plan covering employees of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
.
Amendments relating to secure annuity employees
Definition of secure annuity employee
Section 8401 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (35),
by striking and
at the end;
in paragraph (36),
by striking the period and inserting ; and
; and
by adding at the end the following:
the term secure annuity employee means an employee or Member who—
first becomes subject to this chapter after December 31, 2012; and
at the time of first becoming subject to this chapter, does not have at least 5 years of civilian service creditable under the Civil Service Retirement System or any other retirement system for Government employees.
.
Individual contributions
Section 8422(a) of title 5, United States Code (as amended by section 2(b)) is further amended—
in paragraph (4)
(as added by section 2(b)), in the matter before subparagraph (A), by inserting
and except in the case of a secure annuity employee,
after
this subsection
; and
by adding after paragraph (4) (as so added) the following:
Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, in the case of a secure annuity employee, the percentage to be deducted and withheld shall be computed under paragraphs (1) through (3), except that the applicable percentage under paragraph (3) for civilian service shall—
in the case of a secure annuity employee who is an employee, Congressional employee, or Member, be equal to 10.2 percent; and
in the case of a secure annuity employee who is a law enforcement officer, firefighter, member of the Capitol Police, member of the Supreme Court Police, air traffic controller, nuclear materials courier, or customs and border protection officer, be equal to 10.7 percent.
.
Average pay
Section 8401(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
by striking
(3)
and inserting (3)(A)
; and
by adding
except that
after the semicolon; and
by adding at the end the following:
in the case of a secure annuity employee, the term average pay has the meaning determined applying subparagraph (A)—
by substituting 5
consecutive years
for 3 consecutive years
; and
by substituting 5
years
for 3 years
.
.
Computation of basic annuity
Section 8415 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
by striking subsections (a) through (e) and inserting the following:
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the annuity of an employee retiring under this subchapter is—
in the case of an employee other than a secure annuity employee, 1 percent of that individual's average pay multiplied by such individual's total service; and
in the case of an employee who is a secure annuity employee, 0.7 percent of that individual's average pay multiplied by such individual's total service.
The annuity of a Member, or former Member with title to a Member annuity, retiring under this subchapter is computed under subsection (a)(1), except that if the individual has had at least 5 years of service as a Member or Congressional employee, or any combination thereof, so much of the annuity as is computed with respect to either such type of service (or a combination thereof), not exceeding a total of 20 years, shall be computed by multiplying 1.7 percent of the individual's average pay by the years of such service.
The annuity of a Member, or former Member with title to a Member annuity, retiring under this subchapter is, if the individual is or was a secure annuity employee, computed—
under subsection (a)(2); and
disregarding paragraph (1) of this subsection.
The annuity of a Congressional employee, or former Congressional employee, retiring under this subchapter is computed under subsection (a)(1), except that if the individual has had at least 5 years of service as a Congressional employee or Member, or any combination thereof, so much of the annuity as is computed with respect to either such type of service (or a combination thereof), not exceeding a total of 20 years, shall be computed by multiplying 1.7 percent of the individual's average pay by the years of such service.
The annuity of a Congressional employee, or former Congressional employee, retiring under this subchapter is, if the individual is or was a secure annuity employee, computed—
under subsection (a)(2); and
disregarding paragraph (1) of this subsection.
The annuity of an employee retiring under subsection (d) or (e) of section 8412 or under subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 8425 is—
in the case of an individual other than a secure annuity employee—
1.7 percent of that individual's average pay multiplied by so much of such individual's total service as does not exceed 20 years; plus
1 percent of that individual's average pay multiplied by so much of such individual's total service as exceeds 20 years; and
in the case of an individual who is a secure annuity employee—
1.4 percent of that individual's average pay multiplied by so much of such individual's total service as does not exceed 20 years; plus
0.7 percent of that individual's average pay multiplied by so much of such individual's total service as exceeds 20 years.
The annuity of an air traffic controller or former air traffic controller retiring under section 8412(a) is computed under subsection (a)(1), except that if the individual has had at least 5 years of service as an air traffic controller as defined by section 2109(1)(A)(i), so much of the annuity as is computed with respect to such type of service shall be computed—
in the case of an individual other than a secure annuity employee, by multiplying 1.7 percent of the individual's average pay by the years of such service; and
in the case of an individual who is a secure annuity employee, by multiplying 1.4 percent of the individual's average pay by the years of such service.
; and
in subsection (h)—
in paragraph (1),
by striking subsection (a)
and inserting subsection
(a)(1)
; and
in paragraph (2),
in the matter following subparagraph (B), by striking or customs and
border protection officer
and inserting customs and border
protection officer, or secure annuity employee.
.
Annuity supplement
Section 8421(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (1),
by striking paragraph (3)
and inserting paragraphs (3)
and (4)
;
in paragraph (2), by striking
paragraph (3)
and inserting paragraphs (3) and
(4)
; and
by adding at the end the following:
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no annuity supplement under this section shall be payable in the case of an individual whose entitlement to annuity is based on such individual’s separation from service after December 31, 2012.
Nothing in this paragraph applies in the case of an individual separating under subsection (d) or (e) of section 8412.
.
