United States Secret Service Retirement Act of 2011 - Authorizes an individual who was appointed as an officer or member of the United States Secret Service Division or the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division during 1984, 1985, or 1986, who has actively performed duties other than clerical duties for 10 or more years directly related to the agency's protection mission, who is serving as an officer or member of the Secret Service Division or the Secret Service Uniformed Division, and who is participating in the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) on the date of enactment of this Act, to file an election to be covered by the District of Columbia Police and Firefighters Retirement and Disability System in the same manner as officers and members appointed prior to 1984. Requires such individual to cover transition costs to such System by using amounts in his or her Thrift Savings Fund.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2532 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2532
To permit certain members of the United States Secret Service and
certain members of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division
who were appointed in 1984, 1985, or 1986 to elect to be covered under
the District of Columbia Police and Firefighter Retirement and
Disability System in the same manner as members appointed prior to
1984.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 14, 2011
Mr. Ruppersberger (for himself and Mr. King of New York) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget and
Ways and Means, 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 permit certain members of the United States Secret Service and
certain members of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division
who were appointed in 1984, 1985, or 1986 to elect to be covered under
the District of Columbia Police and Firefighter Retirement and
Disability System in the same manner as members appointed prior to
1984.
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 ``United States Secret Service
Retirement Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE TO
ELECT COVERAGE UNDER DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA POLICE AND
FIREFIGHTER RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
(a) In General.--Subsection (b) of the Policemen and Firemen's
Retirement and Disability Act (sec. 5-703, D.C. Official Code) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``Whenever any member'' and inserting ``(1)
In general.--Whenever any member''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) Coverage of Certain Other Employees of Secret Service.--
``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall apply with respect
to a covered employee in the same manner as such paragraph
applies to an individual who is authorized to make a transfer
of funds under such paragraph, but only if--
``(i) not later than 60 days after receiving
notification of the transition cost associated with the
application of paragraph (1) to the covered employee
(as provided under section 2(b)(2) of the United States
Secret Service Retirement Act of 2011), the covered
employee provides a notification to the Director of the
United States Secret Service containing such
information and assurances as the Director may require;
``(ii) on or before the date the covered employee
provides a notification under clause (i), the employee
makes a lump sum payment in an amount equal to the
transition cost associated with the application of
paragraph (1) to the covered employee, in accordance
with section 2(c) of the United States Secret Service
Retirement Act of 2011; and
``(iii) the covered employee uses the account of
the covered employee in the Thrift Savings Fund as the
exclusive source of funds for making the lump sum
payment under clause (ii).
``(B) Adjustment to reflect social security contributions
and benefits.--In the case of a covered employee who authorizes
a transfer of funds under paragraph (1), such covered employee
shall be subject to the same deductions and shall be entitled
to the same benefits as provided for under paragraph (1),
subject to offset in accordance with section 103(e) of Public
Law 100-238 (5 U.S.C. 8334 note).
``(C) Covered employee defined.--In this paragraph, the
term `covered employee' means an individual who--
``(i) was appointed as an officer or member of the
United States Secret Service Division or the United
States Secret Service Uniformed Division during 1984,
1985, or 1986;
``(ii) has actively performed duties other than
clerical for 10 or more years directly related to the
protection mission of the United States Secret Service
described under section 3056 of title 18, United States
Code;
``(iii) is serving as an officer or member of the
United States Secret Service Division or the United
States Secret Service Uniformed Division (or any
successor entity) on the date of enactment of this
paragraph; and
``(iv) is participating in the Federal Employees'
Retirement System under chapter 84 of title 5, United
States Code, on the date of enactment of this
paragraph.''.
(b) Notifications.--
(1) Initial notification by secret service.--Not later than
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Director of the United States Secret Service shall notify each
covered employee that the covered employee may execute an
election under this subsection to have paragraph (1) of
subsection (b) of the Policemen and Firemen's Retirement and
Disability Act (sec. 5-703, D.C. Official Code) apply with
respect to the covered employee.
(2) Notification of transition cost.--Not later than 15
days after determining the amount of the transition cost
associated with the application of paragraph (1) of subsection
(b) of the Policemen and Firemen's Retirement and Disability
Act (sec. 5-703, D.C. Official Code) to a covered employee (in
accordance with subsection (c)), the Director of the United
States Secret Service shall notify the covered employee of such
transition cost.
(c) Transition Cost.--
(1) Determination of amount.--The transition cost
associated with the application of paragraph (1) of subsection
(b) of the Policemen and Firemen's Retirement and Disability
Act to a covered employee is the amount by which--
(A) the estimated present value of the payments
which would be payable by the Federal Government to the
District of Columbia with respect to such employee
during the 11-fiscal year period beginning with the
fiscal year in which this Act is enacted if such
paragraph applies with respect to the covered employee,
exceeds
(B) the estimated present value of the benefits
which would be payable from the Civil Service
Retirement and Disability Fund with respect to such
employee during the 11-year period described in
subparagraph (A) if such paragraph does not apply with
respect to the covered employee.
(2) Determination.--Not later than 60 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the United States
Secret Service, in consultation with the Director of the Office
of Personnel Management and the Mayor of the District of
Columbia, shall determine the transition cost with respect to
each covered employee, by applying such assumptions and other
methodologies as the Director of the United States Secret
Service considers appropriate, consistent with generally
accepted actuarial practices and standards.
(3) Use of distribution from thrift savings plan for lump
sum payment.--
(A) In general.--For purposes of making the lump
sum payment required under paragraph (2) of subsection
(b) of the Policemen and Firemen's Retirement and
Disability Act, a covered employee shall, subject to
section 8435 of title 5, United States Code (to the
same extent and in the same manner as a withdrawal
under section 8433(h) of such title), direct the
Executive Director appointed under section 8474 of such
title to make a single withdrawal from the account of
the covered employee in the Thrift Savings Fund in an
amount equal to the transition cost associated with the
covered employee.
(B) Transfer to secret service.--Upon being
directed by a covered employee to make a withdrawal
under subparagraph (A), the Executive Director shall
transfer the amount of the withdrawal to the Director
of the United States Secret Service for deposit into
the Contributions for Annuity Benefits, United States
Secret Service appropriations account of the Department
of Homeland Security.
(C) Tax rollover treatment.--Notwithstanding
section 8433(c) (2), (3), and (4) of title 5, United
States Code, any transfer made under subparagraph (B)
shall be treated as a direct transfer described under
section 402(e)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(d) Definition.--In subsections (b) and (c), a ``covered employee''
means an individual described in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of the
Policemen and Firemen's Retirement and Disability Act (sec. 5-703, D.C.
Official Code), as added by subsection (a).
SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF REEMPLOYED ANNUITANTS.
Section 8468 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(k)(1) For purposes of this section, the term `covered District
of Columbia retiree' means an individual who is receiving benefits
under the Policemen and Firemen's Retirement and Disability Act--
``(A) based in whole or in part on such individual's
service as an officer or member of the United States Secret
Service Division or the United States Secret Service Uniformed
Division; and
``(B) pursuant to an election, made under subsection (b)(2)
of such Act (sec. 5-703, D.C. Official Code), to transfer to
that retirement system from the retirement system under this
chapter.
``(2) If a covered District of Columbia retiree becomes employed in
an appointive or elective position (as referred to in subsection (a)),
an amount equal to the retirement benefits which are payable under the
Policemen and Firemen's Retirement and Disability Act and allocable to
the period of actual employment shall be deducted from the pay of the
reemployed retiree, to the same extent and in the same manner as if
those retirement benefits were an annuity under this chapter.
``(3) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall
prescribe any regulations necessary to carry out this subsection,
including regulations under which an employing agency shall accept the
certification of the appropriate official of the government of the
District of Columbia regarding the amount of retirement benefits being
paid to a covered District of Columbia retiree for a period during
which such retiree is employed in the position described in paragraph
(2).''.
SEC. 4. PAYGO COMPLIANCE.
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, 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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