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A bill to exclude locality adjustments from average pay for purposes of computing the amount of retirement annuities of new employees.

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Introduced:
Jan 7, 2025
Policy Area:
Government Operations and Politics

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Jan 7, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Introduced in Senate - Jan 7, 2025 00
<p>This bill excludes locality-based comparability payments from the calculation of retirement and disability annuities for new employees in the Federal Employees’ Retirement System. (General schedule and certain other federal employees receive locality-based comparability payments when their official worksite is located in a geographic area with a pay disparity between federal and non-federal workers of more than 5%.)</p>

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Senate
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 10000
Jan 7, 2025

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Employee benefits and pensions Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government Operations and Politics (Policy Area)

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Introduced in Senate

Jan 7, 2025

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Length: 2,151 characters Version: Introduced in Senate Version Date: Jan 7, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 14, 2025 6:25 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 26 Introduced in Senate

(IS) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 26

To exclude locality adjustments from average pay for purposes of
computing the amount of retirement annuities of new employees.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 7, 2025

Mr. Cassidy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To exclude locality adjustments from average pay for purposes of
computing the amount of retirement annuities of new employees.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
Section 8401 of title 5, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (3) , by inserting ``, which for a revised average pay employee shall exclude any locality-based comparability payments under

(1) in paragraph

(3) , by inserting ``, which for a revised
average pay employee shall exclude any locality-based
comparability payments under
section 5304 or 5304a,'' after ``rates of basic pay''; (2) in paragraph (38) (B) , by striking ``and'' at the end; (3) in paragraph (39) , by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (4) by adding at the end the following: `` (40) the term `revised average pay employee' means an individual who-- `` (A) on the date of enactment of this paragraph-- `` (i) is not an employee or Member covered under this chapter; `` (ii) is not performing civilian service which is creditable service under
``rates of basic pay'';

(2) in paragraph

(38)
(B) , by striking ``and'' at the end;

(3) in paragraph

(39) , by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and

(4) by adding at the end the following:
``

(40) the term `revised average pay employee' means an
individual who--
``
(A) on the date of enactment of this paragraph--
``
(i) is not an employee or Member covered
under this chapter;
``
(ii) is not performing civilian service
which is creditable service under
section 8411; and `` (iii) has not performed any civilian service which is creditable service under
and
``
(iii) has not performed any civilian
service which is creditable service under
section 8411; and `` (B) after the date of enactment of this paragraph, becomes employed as an employee or becomes a Member covered under this chapter performing service which is creditable service under
``
(B) after the date of enactment of this
paragraph, becomes employed as an employee or becomes a
Member covered under this chapter performing service
which is creditable service under
section 8411.
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