,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ehfc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #aa1 #bjad ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to apply certain annuity benefits to ,federal ,protective ,service law enforcement officers1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,federal ,protective ,service ,parity ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,civil ,service ,retirement ,system and ,federal ,employees ,retirement ,system 7a7 ,civil service retirement system 7#a7 ,definition ,section #hcca of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code is amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#ca71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#cb71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#cc7 the term ,federal ,protective ,service law enforcement officer means an employee in the ,federal ,protective ,service of the ,department of ,homeland ,security-- 7,a7 who holds a position within the ,,gs-#jjhc1 ,,gs-#jjhj1 ,,gs-#ahja1 or ,,gs-#ahaa job series 7determined applying the criteria in effect as of ,september #a1 #bjjg7 or any successor position2 and 7,b7 who are authorized to carry firearms and empowered to make arrests in the performance of duties related to the protection of buildings1 grounds and property that are owned1 occupied1 or secured by the ,federal ,government 7including any agency1 instrumentality or wholly owned or mixed-ownership corporation thereof7 and the persons on the property1 including any such employee who is transferred directly to a supervisory or administrative position in the ,department of ,homeland ,security after performing such duties in #a or more positions 7as described under subparagraph 7,a77 for at least #c years4 4 7#b7 ,deductions1 contributions1 and deposits ,section #hccd of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a77#a77;,a71 by inserting ,federal ,protective ,service law enforcement officer1 before or customs and border protection officer12 and 7,b7 in the table contained in subsection 7c71 by adding at the end the following3 ,federal ,protective ,service ,law ,enforcement ,officer #g4e,on or after the effective date in section #b7;e7 of the ,federal ,protective ,service ,parity ,act of #bjad4 4 7#c7 ,mandatory separation ,the first sentence of section #hcce7;b77#a7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting ,federal ,protective ,service law enforcement officer1 before or customs and border protection officer4 7#d7 ,immediate retirement ,section #hccf of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7c77#a71 by inserting ,federal ,protective ,service law enforcement officer1 before or customs and border protection officer2 and 7,b7 in subsections 7m7 and 7n71 by inserting as a ,federal ,protective ,service law enforcement officer1 before or as a customs and border protection officer14 7b7 ,federal employees retirement system 7#a7 ,definition ,section #hdja of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#cg71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#ch71 by striking the period and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#ci7 ,federal ,protective ,service law enforcement officer means an employee in the ,federal ,protective ,service of the ,department of ,homeland ,security-- 7,a7 who holds a position within the ,,gs-#jjhc1 ,,gs-#jjhj1 ,,gs-#ahja1 or ,,gs-#ahaa job series 7determined applying the criteria in effect as of ,september #a1 #bjjg7 or any successor position2 and 7,b7 who are authorized to carry firearms and empowered to make arrests in the performance of duties related to the protection of buildings1 grounds and property that are owned1 occupied1 or secured by the ,federal ,government 7including any agency1 instrumentality or wholly owned or mixed-ownership corporation thereof7 and the persons on the property1 including any such employee who is transferred directly to a supervisory or administrative position in the ,department of ,homeland ,security after performing such duties in #a or more positions 7as described under subparagraph 7,a77 for at least #c years4 4 7#b7 ,immediate retirement ,paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of section #hdab7;d7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 are amended by inserting ,federal ,protective ,service law enforcement officer1 before or customs and border protection officer14 7#c7 ,computation of basic annuity ,section #hdae7;i77#b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting ,federal ,protective ,service law enforcement officer1 before or customs and border protection officer4 7#d7 ,deductions from pay ,the table contained in section #hdbb7;a77#c7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,federal ,protective ,service ,law ,enforcement ,officer #g4e,on or after the effective date in section #b7;e7 of the ,federal ,protective ,service ,parity ,act of #bjad4 4 7#e7 ,government contributions ,section #hdbc7;a7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,b77i7 by inserting ,federal ,protective ,service law enforcement officer1 before customs and border protection officers12 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#c77;,a7 by inserting ,federal ,protective ,service law enforcement officer1 before customs and border protection officers14 7#f7 ,mandatory separation ,section #hdbe7;b77#a7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting ,federal ,protective ,service law enforcement officer1 before or customs and border protection officer the each place it appears4 7c7 ,maximum age for original appointment ,section #ccjg of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7h7 ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security may determine and fix the maximum age limit for an original appointment to a position as a ,federal ,protective ,service law enforcement officer1 as defined in section #hdja4 4 7d7 ,regulations ,any regulations necessary to carry out the amendments made by this section shall be issued by the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management in consultation with the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security4 7e7 ,effective date2 transition rules2 funding 7#a7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall become effective on the later of the first day of the first pay period of fiscal year #bjae or the first day of the first pay period beginning at least #f months after the date of enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,transition rules 7,a7 ,nonapplicability of mandatory separation provisions to certain individuals ,the amendments made by subsections 7a77#c7 and 7b77#f71 respectively1 shall not apply to an individual first appointed as a ,federal ,protective ,service law enforcement officer before the effective date under paragraph 7#a74 7,b7 ,treatment of prior ,federal ,protective ,service law enforcement officer service 7i7 ,general rule ,except as provided in clause 7ii71 nothing in this section shall be considered to apply with respect to any service performed as a ,federal ,protective ,service law enforcement officer before the effective date under paragraph 7#a74 7ii7 ,exception ,service described in section #hcca7cc7 and #hdja7ci7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 7as amended by this section7 rendered before the effective date under paragraph 7#a7 may be taken into account to determine if an individual who is serving on or after such effective date then qualifies as a ,federal ,protective ,service law enforcement officer by virtue of holding a supervisory or administrative position in the ,department of ,homeland ,security4 7,c7 ,minimum annuity amount ,the annuity of an individual serving as a ,federal ,protective ,service law enforcement officer on the effective date under paragraph 7#a7 pursuant to an appointment made before that date shall1 to the extent that its computation is based on service rendered as a ,federal ,protective ,service law enforcement officer on or after that date1 be at least equal to the amount that would be payable to the extent that such service is subject to the ,civil ,service ,retirement ,system or ,federal ,employees ,retirement ,system1 as appropriate1 by applying section #hcci7;d7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 with respect to such service4 7,d7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in the amendment made by subsection 7c7 shall be considered to apply with respect to any appointment made before the effective date under paragraph 7#a74 7#c7 ,fees and authorizations of appropriations 7,a7 ,fees ,the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall adjust fees collected as necessary to ensure collections are sufficient to carry out amendments made in this section4 7,b7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section4 7#d7 ,election 7,a7 ,incumbent defined ,for purposes of this paragraph1 the term incumbent means an individual who is serving as a ,federal ,protective ,service law enforcement officer on the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7,b7 ,notice requirement ,not later than #cj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management shall take measures reasonably designed to ensure that incumbents are notified as to their election rights under this paragraph1 and the effect of making or not making a timely election4 7,c7 ,election available to incumbents 7i7 ,in general ,an incumbent may elect1 for all purposes1 either-- 7,i7 to be treated in accordance with the amendments made by subsection 7a7 or 7b71 as applicable2 or 7,,ii7 to be treated as if subsections 7a7 and 7b7 had never been enacted4 7ii7 ,failure to make a timely election ,failure to make a timely election under clause 7i7 shall be treated in the same way as an election made under clause 7i77,i7 on the last day allowable under clause 7iii74 7iii7 ,deadline ,an election under this subparagraph shall not be effective unless it is made at least #ad days before the effective date under paragraph 7#a74 7#e7 ,definition ,for the purposes of this subsection1 the term ,federal ,protective ,service law enforcement officer has the meaning given such term by section #hcca7cc7 or #hdja7ci7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 7as amended by this ,act74 7#f7 ,exclusion ,nothing in this section or any amendment made by this section shall be considered to afford any election or to otherwise apply with respect to any individual who1 as of the day before the date of the enactment of this ,act-- 7,a7 holds a position within the ,federal ,protective ,service2 and 7,b7 is considered a law enforcement officer for purposes of subchapter ,,iii of chapter #hc or chapter #hd of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 by virtue of such position4