Federal Retirement Fairness Act

Federal Retirement Fairness Act

This bill modifies the federal civilian service that is creditable service under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS).

Specifically, it expands the nondeduction service that may be creditable under FERS. Nondeduction service is federal service where an employee's pay is not subject to retirement deductions (e.g., service under a temporary appointment).

Currently, nondeduction service performed before January 1, 1989, is creditable under FERS so long as a deposit is made into the retirement fund to cover the period of nondeduction service.

This bill allows nondeduction service performed on or after January 1, 1989, to be creditable under FERS so long as a deposit is made into the retirement fund.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2478 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2478

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that civilian service 
  in a temporary position after December 31, 1988, may be creditable 
 service under the Federal Employees Retirement System, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 2, 2019

 Mr. Kilmer (for himself and Mr. Cole) introduced the following bill; 
      which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that civilian service 
  in a temporary position after December 31, 1988, may be creditable 
 service under 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 ``Federal Retirement Fairness Act''.

SEC. 2. CREDITABLE SERVICE FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES SERVING AFTER 1988.

    (a) In General.--Section 8411(3) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``performed before January 1, 1989,''.
    (b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply 
to any individual who is an employee (as that term is defined in 
paragraph (11) of section 8401 of title 5, United States Code), 
including temporary employees of the United States Postal Service, or a 
Member (as that term is defined in paragraph (20) of such section) on 
or after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Notification.--The Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management shall notify agency Chief Human Capital Officers or other 
appropriate agency officials for purposes of providing notice to 
employees and Members who are eligible to make a deposit for service by 
operation of the amendment made by subsection (a).
    (d) Regulations.--The Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management shall promulgate regulations to carry out this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act.
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