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H.R. 8844House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act

Sponsored by Brian K. FitzpatrickRep. Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
Introduced May 15, 2026

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The bill fixes a problem where certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers were denied enhanced retirement and annuity benefits. It defines a group of officers who received a job offer before July 6, 2008 and began duty after that date, and ensures they receive the benefits they should have received. The changes affect those eligible officers, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Office of Personnel Management.

Key Provisions

  • Defines “Eligible Individuals” as officers who got a tentative offer before July 6, 2008 and started duty on or after that date.
  • Treats these officers as if they were serving on July 6, 2008 for purposes of the 2008 DHS appropriations act, granting them the minimum annuity amount and an exemption from mandatory retirement.
  • Requires the DHS Secretary to compile a list of all eligible officers, notify them, and send necessary information to the OPM within 120 days of the law’s enactment.
  • Mandates the OPM to adjust the annuities for these officers, including retroactive corrections for those who have already retired.
  • Allows DHS to waive the maximum entry‑age rule retroactively so eligible officers can retire immediately with the corrected annuity.
  • Directs the GAO to review CBP hiring and retirement‑benefit practices and to report its findings to the relevant House and Senate committees within 18 months.

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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.

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May 20, 2026

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Introduced in House

May 15, 2026

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Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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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May 15, 2026

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee

May 18, 2026

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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

May 20, 2026

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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

May 20, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued May 15, 2026

I

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 8844

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 15, 2026

Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself and Mr. Golden of Maine) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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 correct the inequitable denial of enhanced retirement and annuity benefits to certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act.

2.

Adjustment related to transition rules

(a)

Defined term

In this section the term Eligible Individual means any individual who—

(1)

received a tentative offer of employment as a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer before July 6, 2008; and

(2)

entered into duty as a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer on or after July 6, 2008, as a result of an offer described in paragraph (1).

(b)

Treatment of Eligible Individuals

Eligible Individuals—

(1)

are considered to be individuals serving as U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers on July 6, 2008, for purposes of section 535(e) of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 (division E of Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 1844); and

(2)

are entitled to—

(A)

the minimum annuity amount required under section 535(e)(2)(C) of such Act; and

(B)

an exemption from mandatory retirement otherwise required under section 8425(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code.

(c)

Implementation

(1)

Submission of information

Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall—

(A)

create a list of all Eligible Individuals;

(B)

notify each Eligible Individual of the annuity correction described in subsection (b); and

(C)

provide the Director of the Office of Personnel Management with all of the information that is necessary for making annuity corrections with respect to Eligible Individuals.

(2)

Completion of annuity correction

After receiving the information described in paragraph (1)(C), the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall make the annuity correction described in subsection (b) with respect to each Eligible Individual, including a retroactive annuity adjustment for Eligible Individuals who retired before the date of the enactment of this Act.

(d)

Waivers and guidance

(1)

Waivers

The Secretary of Homeland Security may retroactively waive the maximum entry age requirement under 3307(g) of title 5, United States Code, to the extent necessary, to ensure that each Eligible Individual is eligible for immediate retirement with the annuity correction described in subsection (b).

(2)

Guidance

The Director of the Office of Personnel Management, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall issue appropriate guidance to assist in the implementation of the annuity correction described in subsection (b).

(e)

Government Accountability Office

The Comptroller General of the United States—

(1)

shall review U.S. Customs and Border Protection (referred to in this subsection as CBP) hiring practices, policies, and procedures related to eligibility for enhanced retirement benefits referred to in this section by assessing—

(A)

the process for determining whether an employee qualifies for such benefits, including considering any potential factors that would make an employee ineligible for such enhanced retirement benefits;

(B)

the internal controls used by CBP to ensure that all eligible employees, and only eligible employees, receive such enhanced retirement benefits;

(C)

the policies regarding the use of employees’ personnel files to ensure compliance with current laws governing retirement benefits; and

(D)

the adequacy of the training provided to CBP senior executives regarding human resources and hiring practices at CBP; and

(2)

not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall submit a report that describes the results of the review conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) to—

(A)

the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;

(B)

the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and

(C)

the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives.