Bill > HR1256

Introduced Session

To permit disabled law enforcement officers, customs and border protection officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, members of the Capitol Police, members of the Supreme Court Police, employees of the Central Intelligence Agency performing intelligence activities abroad or having specialized security requirements, and diplomatic security special agents of the Department of State to receive retirement benefits in the same manner as if they had not been disabled. This bill allows disabled federal first responders (e.g., law enforcement officers, customs and border protection officers, and firefighters) to continue receiving federal retirement benefits in the same manner as though they had not been disabled. Under current law, federal first responders are subject to a mandatory retirement age of 57. To facilitate this earlier retirement, federal first responders are required to pay a greater percentage of their salary towards retirement. Additionally, their annuity amount is calculated at a higher rate than other federal employees. This bill allows a federal first responder to remain in the accelerated retirement system if they are placed in another civil service position outside of that system after returning to work from a work-related injury or illness. Further, if such an employee is separated from service before they are entitled to receive an annuity, they may receive a refund of their accelerated contributions.

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Gerry Connolly (D)*,  Pete Aguilar (D),  Mark Amodei (R),  Don Bacon (R),  Anthony Brindisi (D),  Julia Brownley (D),  Tony Cárdenas (D),  Tom Cole (R),  Paul Cook (R),  Peter DeFazio (D),  Brian Fitzpatrick (R),  Bill Foster (D),  Ruben Gallego (D),  Debra Haaland (D),  Josh Harder (D),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Andy Kim (D),  Peter King (R),  James Langevin (D),  Ben Ray Luján (D),  Brian Mast (R),  Lucy McBath (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Chris Pappas (D),  Denver Riggleman (R),  Kim Schrier (D),  Chris Smith (R),  Darren Soto (D),  Xochitl Torres Small (D),  Mike Turner (R),  Jennifer Wexton (D), 

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Foreign Affairs, 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. (on 02/14/2019)

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