H.R. 3579 – Reading Mode

110th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3579

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 19, 2007

Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Marchant) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

A BILL

To amend title 5, United States Code, to facilitate the temporary reemployment of Federal annuitants, and for other purposes.

Temporary reemployment of annuitants

(a)

Civil Service Retirement System

Section 8344 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (m); and

(2)

by inserting after subsection (k) the following:

(l)

(1)

The head of an Executive agency may waive the application of subsection (a) or (b) with respect to any annuitant who is employed in such agency on a temporary basis, subject to paragraph (2).

(2)

An annuitant may not, under authority of this subsection, be excluded from the application of subsection (a) or (b) (as the case may be) with respect to more than—

(A)

520 hours of service performed by such annuitant during the period ending 6 months after the date on which the annuity of such annuitant commences;

(B)

1,040 hours of service performed by such annuitant during any 12-month period; or

(C)

6,240 hours of service performed by such annuitant during the lifetime of such annuitant.

(3)

The Director of the Office of Personnel Management may prescribe any regulations necessary for the administration of this subsection.

(b)

Federal Employees’ Retirement System

Section 8468 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j); and

(2)

by inserting after subsection (h) the following:

(i)

(1)

The head of an Executive agency may waive the application of subsection (a) with respect to any annuitant who is employed in such agency on a temporary basis, subject to paragraph (2).

(2)

An annuitant may not, under authority of this subsection, be excluded from the application of subsection (a) with respect to more than—

(A)

520 hours of service performed by such annuitant during the period ending 6 months after the date on which the annuity of such annuitant commences;

(B)

1,040 hours of service performed by such annuitant during any 12-month period; or

(C)

6,240 hours of service performed by such annuitant during the lifetime of such annuitant.

(3)

The Director of the Office of Personnel Management may prescribe any regulations necessary for the administration of this subsection.

Technical and conforming amendments

(a)

Section 8344(m) of title 5, United States Code (as so redesignated by section 1(a)(1)) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (1), by striking (k) and inserting (l); and

(2)

in paragraph (2), by striking or (k) and inserting (k), or (l).

(b)

Section 8468(j) of title 5, United States Code (as so redesignated by section 1(b)(1)) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (1), by striking (h) and inserting (i); and

(2)

in paragraph (2), by striking or (h) and inserting (h), or (i).

(c)

Section 1005(d)(2) of title 39, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

by striking subsections (i) and (l)(2) of section 8344 and inserting subsections (i), (l), and (m)(2) of section 8344; and

(2)

by striking subsections (f) and (i)(2) of section 8368 and inserting subsections (f), (i), and (j)(2) of section 8368.