,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #acfb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ba1 #bjac ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,capuano1 ,ms4 ,clarke1 ,mr4 ,cummings1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,sarbanes1 and ,mr4 ,sires7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform ,a ,,bill ,to amend the definition of a law enforcement officer under subchapter ,,iii of chapter #hc and chapter #hd of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 respectively1 to ensure the inclusion of certain positions4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,law ,enforcement ,officers ,equity ,act4 #b4 ,amendments 7a7 ,federal ,employees ,retirement ,system 7#a7 ,in general ,paragraph 7#ag7 of section #hdja of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking and at the end of subparagraph 7,c71 and by adding at the end the following3 7,e7 an employee 7not otherwise covered by this paragraph7-- 7i7 the duties of whose position include the investigation or apprehension of individuals suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the ,united ,states2 and 7ii7 who is authorized to carry a firearm2 and 7,f7 an employee of the ,internal ,revenue ,service1 the duties of whose position are primarily the collection of delinquent taxes and the securing of delinquent returns2 4 7#b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #hdja7ag77;,c7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking subparagraph 7,a7 and 7,b7 and inserting subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 7,e71 and 7,f74 7b7 ,civil ,service ,retirement ,system ,paragraph 7#bj7 of section #hcca of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after position4 7in the matter before subparagraph 7,a77 the following3 ,for the purpose of this paragraph1 the employees described in the preceding provision of this paragraph 7in the matter before including7 shall be considered to include an employee1 not otherwise covered by this paragraph1 who satisfies clauses 7i7-7ii7 of section #hdja7ag77;,e7 and an employee of the ,internal ,revenue ,service the duties of whose position are as described in section #hdja7ag77;,f744 7c7 ,effective date ,except as provided in section #c1 the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and shall apply only in the case of any individual first appointed as a law enforcement officer 7within the meaning of those amendments7 on or after such date4 #c4 ,treatment of service performed by incumbents 7a7 ,law enforcement officer and service described 7#a7 ,law enforcement officer ,any reference to a law enforcement officer described in this subsection refers to an individual who satisfies the requirements of section #hcca7bj7 or #hdja7ag7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 7relating to the definition of a law enforcement officer7 by virtue of the amendments made by section #b4 7#b7 ,service ,any reference to service described in this subsection refers to service performed as a law enforcement officer 7as described in this subsection74 7b7 ,incumbent defined ,for purposes of this section1 the term incumbent means an individual who-- 7#a7 is first appointed as a law enforcement officer 7as described in subsection 7a77 before the date of the enactment of this ,act2 and 7#b7 is serving as such a law enforcement officer on such date4 7c7 ,treatment of service performed by incumbents 7#a7 ,in general ,service described in subsection 7a7 which is performed by an incumbent on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act shall1 for all purposes 7other than those to which paragraph 7#b7 pertains71 be treated as service performed as a law enforcement officer 7within the meaning of section #hcca7bj7 or #hdja7ag7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 as appropriate74 7#b7 ,retirement ,service described in subsection 7a7 which is performed by an incumbent before1 on1 or after the date of the enactment of this ,act shall1 for purposes of subchapter ,,iii of chapter #hc and chapter #hd of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 be treated as service performed as a law enforcement officer 7within the meaning of such section #hcca7bj7 or #hdja7ag71 as appropriate71 but only if an appropriate written election is submitted to the ,office of ,personnel ,management within #e years after the date of the enactment of this ,act or before separation from ,government service1 whichever is earlier4 7d7 ,individual contributions for prior service 7#a7 ,in general ,an individual who makes an election under subsection 7c77#b7 may1 with respect to prior service performed by such individual1 contribute to the ,civil ,service ,retirement and ,disability ,fund the difference between the unrefunded individual contributions made for such service and the individual contributions that should have been made for such service if the amendments made by section #b had then been in effect4 7#b7 ,effect of not contributing ,if no part of or less than the full amount required under paragraph 7#a7 is paid1 all prior service of the incumbent shall remain fully creditable as law enforcement officer service1 but the resulting annuity shall be reduced in a manner similar to that described in section #hccd7;d77#b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to the extent necessary to make up the amount unpaid4 7#c7 ,prior service defined ,for purposes of this section1 the term prior service means1 with respect to any individual who makes an election under subsection 7c77#b71 service 7described in subsection 7a77 performed by such individual before the date as of which appropriate retirement deductions begin to be made in accordance with such election4 7e7 ,government contributions for prior service 7#a7 ,in general ,if an incumbent makes an election under subsection 7c77#b71 the agency in or under which that individual was serving at the time of any prior service 7referred to in subsection 7d77 shall remit to the ,office of ,personnel ,management1 for deposit in the ,treasury of the ,united ,states to the credit of the ,civil ,service ,retirement and ,disability ,fund1 the amount required under paragraph 7#b7 with respect to such service4 7#b7 ,amount required ,the amount an agency is required to remit is1 with respect to any prior service1 the total amount of additional ,government contributions to the ,civil ,service ,retirement and ,disability ,fund 7above those actually paid7 that would have been required if the amendments made by section #b had then been in effect4 7#c7 ,contributions to be made ratably ,government contributions under this subsection on behalf of an incumbent shall be made by the agency ratably 7on at least an annual basis7 over the #aj-year period beginning on the date referred to in subsection 7d77#c74 7f7 ,exemption from mandatory separation ,nothing in section #hcce7;b7 or #hdbe7;b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall cause the involuntary separation of a law enforcement officer 7as described in subsection 7a77 before the end of the #c-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7g7 ,regulations ,the ,office of ,personnel ,management shall prescribe regulations to carry out this ,act1 including-- 7#a7 provisions in accordance with which interest on any amount under subsection 7d7 or 7e7 shall be computed1 based on section #hccd7;e7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7#b7 provisions for the application of this section in the case of-- 7,a7 any individual who-- 7i7 satisfies paragraph 7#a7 7but not paragraph 7#b77 of subsection 7b72 and 7ii7 serves as a law enforcement officer 7as described in subsection 7a77 after the date of the enactment of this ,act2 and 7,b7 any individual entitled to a survivor annuity 7based on the service of an incumbent1 or of an individual under subparagraph 7,a71 who dies before making an election under subsection 7c77#b771 to the extent of any rights that would then be available to the decedent 7if still living74 7h7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section shall be considered to apply in the case of a reemployed annuitant4