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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 18
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 27, 2013
Ms. Ayotte (for herself,
Mr. McCain, Mr.
Graham, and Mr. Inhofe)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on
Finance
A BILL
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 to replace the sequester established by the Budget Control
Act of 2011.
1.
Short
title; table of contents
(a)
Short
title
This Act may be cited
as theSequester Replacement and
Spending Reduction Act of 2013.
(b)
Table of
contents
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
TITLE I—Budget resource savings
Sec. 101. Savings applied to the fiscal year 2013 discretionary
sequester.
TITLE II—Agriculture
Sec. 201. Standard utility allowances based on the receipt of
energy assistance payments.
TITLE III—Social security number required to claim the refundable
portion of the child tax credit
Sec. 301. Social security number required to claim the
refundable portion of the child tax credit.
TITLE IV—Entitlement programs
Sec. 401. Ending unemployment payments to jobless millionaires
and billionaires.
Sec. 402. Recapture of overpayments resulting from certain
federally-subsidized health insurance.
TITLE V—Financial services
Sec. 501. Bringing the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
into the regular appropriations process.
TITLE VI—Congressional action
Sec. 601. Congressional action on a budget
resolution.
Sec. 602. Preventing duplicative and overlapping government
programs.
TITLE VII—Consolidating unnecessary and duplicative and
overlapping government programs
Sec. 701. Consolidating unnecessary duplicative and overlapping
government programs.
TITLE VIII—Compensation and retirement for Federal employees and
Members of Congress
Subtitle A—Compensation
Sec. 801. Extension of pay freeze for Federal
employees.
Sec. 802. No cost-of-living adjustments for Members of
Congress.
Sec. 803. Cap adjustment to preserve savings from extension of
Federal pay freeze.
Subtitle B—Retirement reforms
PART I—Federal employees generally
Sec. 851. Increase in Federal employee and Member of Congress
retirement contributions to Federal Employees Retirement System.
Sec. 852. Increase in Federal employee and Member of Congress
retirement contributions to Civil Service Retirement System.
Sec. 853. Annuity supplement.
PART II—Other retirement systems
Sec. 861. Foreign Service Retirement and Disability
System.
Sec. 862. Foreign Service Pension System.
Sec. 863. Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability
System.
TITLE IX—Reduction in cost sharing under ACA
Sec. 901. Reduction in cost sharing under ACA.
I
Budget resource
savings
101.
Savings
applied to the fiscal year 2013 discretionary sequester
(a)
Discretionary
sequester
Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the sequester for fiscal year 2013 for discretionary
spending under section 251A(7)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 shall not be implemented.
(b)
Lowering the
2013 caps
The discretionary caps for fiscal year 2013 provided in
section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 1985, as
modified by section 251A of such Act, are reduced by $10,000,000,000 in the
security category and $10,000,000,000 in the non-security category.
II
Agriculture
201.
Standard
utility allowances based on the receipt of energy assistance payments
(a)
Standard
utility allowance
Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008
(7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended—
(1) in subsection
(e)(6)(C) by striking clause (iv), and
(2) in subsection (k)
by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
(4)
Third party
energy assistance payments
For purposes of subsection (d)(1), a
payment made under a State law (other than a law referred to in paragraph
(2)(G)) to provide energy assistance to a household shall be considered money
payable directly to the
household.
.
(b)
Conforming
amendments
Section 2605(f)(2) of the Low-Income Home Energy
Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(f)(2)) is amended—
(1) by striking
and for purposes of determining any excess shelter expense deduction
under section 5(e) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2014(e)); and
(2) in subparagraph
(A) by inserting before the semicolon the following: , except that such
payments or allowances shall not be deemed to be expended for purposes of
determining any excess shelter expense deduction under section 5(e)(6) of the
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)).
III
Social security
number required to claim the refundable portion of the child tax
credit
301.
Social security
number required to claim the refundable portion of the child tax
credit
(a)
In
general
Subsection (d) of
section
24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
(5)
Identification
requirement with respect to taxpayer
(A)
In
general
Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any taxpayer for any
taxable year unless the taxpayer includes the taxpayer’s Social Security number
on the return of tax for such taxable year.
(B)
Joint
returns
In the case of a joint return, the requirement of
subparagraph (A) shall be treated as met if the Social Security number of
either spouse is included on such return.
(C)
Limitation
Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the
extent the tentative minimum tax (as defined in section 55(b)(1)(A)) exceeds
the credit allowed under section
32.
.
(b)
Omission treated
as mathematical or clerical error
Subparagraph (I) of section
6213(g)(2) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
(I) an omission of a
correct Social Security number required under section 24(d)(5) (relating to
refundable portion of child tax credit), or a correct TIN under section 24(e)
(relating to child tax credit), to be included on a
return,
.
(c)
Conforming
amendment
Subsection (e) of section 24 of such Code is amended by
inserting With Respect to
Qualifying Children after Identification Requirement in the heading
thereof.
(d)
Effective
date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2012.
IV
Entitlement
programs
401.
Ending
unemployment payments to jobless millionaires and billionaires
(a)
Prohibition
Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be used to make payments of
unemployment compensation (including such compensation under the Federal-State
Extended Compensation Act of 1970 and the emergency unemployment compensation
program under title IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008) to an
individual whose adjusted gross income in the preceding year was equal to or
greater than $1,000,000.
(b)
Compliance
Unemployment
Insurance applications shall include a form or procedure for an individual
applicant to certify the individual's adjusted gross income was not equal to or
greater than $1,000,000 in the preceding year.
(c)
Audits
The
certifications required by (b) shall be auditable by the U.S. Department of
Labor or the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
(d)
Status of
applicants
It is the duty of the states to verify the residency,
employment, legal, and income status of applicants for Unemployment Insurance
and no Federal funds may be expended for purposes of determining an
individual's eligibility under this Act.
(e)
Effective
date
The prohibition under subsection (a) shall apply to weeks of
unemployment beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
402.
Recapture of
overpayments resulting from certain federally-subsidized health
insurance
(a)
In
general
Paragraph (2) of
section 36B(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
subparagraph (B).
(b)
Conforming
amendment
So much of paragraph (2) of section 36B(f) of such
Code, as amended by subsection (a), as precedes advance payments
is amended to read as follows:
(2)
Excess advance
payments
If
the
.
(c)
Effective
date
The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31,
2013.
V
Financial
services
501.
Bringing the
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection into the regular appropriations
process
Section 1017 of the
Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5497) is amended—
(1) in subsection
(a)—
(A) by amending the
heading of such subsection to read as follows: Budget, financial management, and
audit.—;
(B) by striking
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3);
(C) by redesignating
paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and
(D) by striking
subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (1), as so redesignated;
(2) by striking
subsections (b), (c), and (d);
(3) by redesignating
subsection (e) as subsection (b); and
(4) in subsection (b),
as so redesignated—
(A) by striking
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and inserting the following:
(1)
Authorization of
appropriations
There is
authorized to be appropriated $200,000,000 to carry out this title for each of
fiscal years 2013 and 2014.
;
and
(B) by redesignating
paragraph (4) as paragraph (2).
VI
Congressional
action
601.
Congressional
action on a budget resolution
Section 303 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974 is amended by—
(1) striking
subsection (a) and inserting the following: After April 15 and unless
the concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year has been adopted for
the budget year, it shall not be in order in the House of Representatives or
the Senate to consider any bill or joint resolution, amendment or motion
thereto, or conference report thereon. This section may be waived or suspended
for an emergency by a vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and
sworn.;
(2) striking
subsections (b) and (c); and
(3) by striking its
section heading and inserting the following new section heading:
consideration of
legislation before budget is adopted.
602.
Preventing
duplicative and overlapping government programs
(a)
Reported
legislation
Paragraph 11 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of
the Senate is amended—
(1) in subparagraph
(c), by striking and (b) and inserting (b), and
(c);
(2) by redesignating
subparagraph (c) and subparagraph (d); and
(3) by inserting
after subparagraph (b) the following:
(c) The report
accompanying each bill or joint resolution of a public character reported by
any committee (including the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on
the Budget) shall contain—
(1) an analysis by
the Congressional Research Service to determine if the bill or joint resolution
creates any new Federal program, office, or initiative that would duplicate or
overlap any existing Federal program, office, or initiative with similar
mission, purpose, goals, or activities along with a listing of all of the
overlapping or duplicative Federal program or programs, office or offices, or
initiative or initiatives; and
(2) an explanation
provided by the committee as to why the creation of each new program, office,
or initiative is necessary if a similar program or programs, office or offices,
or initiative or initiatives already
exist.
.
(b)
Senate
Rule
XVII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by inserting at the end
thereof the following:
6.
(a) It shall not be in order in
the Senate to proceed to any bill or joint resolution unless the committee of
jurisdiction has prepared and posted on the committee website an overlapping
and duplicative programs analysis and explanation for the bill or joint
resolution as described in subparagraph (b) prior to proceeding.
(b) The analysis and
explanation required by this subparagraph shall contain—
(1) an analysis by
the Congressional Research Service to determine if the bill or joint resolution
creates any new Federal program, office, or initiative that would duplicate or
overlap any existing Federal program, office, or initiative with similar
mission, purpose, goals, or activities along with a listing of all of the
overlapping or duplicative Federal program or programs, office or offices, or
initiative or initiatives; and
(2) an explanation
provided by the committee as to why the creation of each new program, office,
or initiative is necessary if a similar program or programs, office or offices,
or initiative or initiatives already exist.
(c) This paragraph
may be waived by joint agreement of the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader
of the Senate upon their certification that such waiver is necessary as a
result of—
(1) a significant
disruption to Senate facilities or to the availability of the Internet;
or
(2) an emergency as
determined by the
leaders.
.
VII
Consolidating
unnecessary and duplicative and overlapping government programs
701.
Consolidating
unnecessary duplicative and overlapping government programs
Notwithstanding any other provision of law
and not later than 150 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall coordinate with the heads
of the relevant department and agencies to—
(1) use available
administrative authority to eliminate, consolidate, or streamline Government
programs and agencies with duplicative and overlapping missions identified in
the—
(A) March 2011
Government Accountability Office report to Congress entitled
Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs,
Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue (GAO 11 318SP); and
(B) February 2012
Government Accountability Office report to Congress entitled 2012 Annual
Report: Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs,
Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue (GAO 12 342SP);
(2) identify and
report to Congress any legislative changes required to further eliminate,
consolidate, or streamline Government programs and agencies with duplicative
and overlapping missions identified in the—
(A) March 2011
Government Accountability Office report to Congress entitled
Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs,
Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue (GAO 11 318SP); and
(B) February 2012
Government Accountability Office report to Congress entitled 2012 Annual
Report: Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs,
Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue (GAO 12 342SP);
(3) determine the
total cost savings that shall result to each agency, office, and department
from the actions described in paragraph (1); and
(4) rescind from the
appropriate accounts and apply the savings towards deficit reduction the amount
greater of—
(A) $10,000,000,000;
or
(B) the total amount
of cost savings estimated by paragraph (3).
VIII
Compensation
and retirement for Federal employees and Members of Congress
A
Compensation
801.
Extension of
pay freeze for Federal employees
(a)
In
general
Section 147 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011
(Public Law 111–242; 5 U.S.C. 5303 note) is amended—
(1) in subsection
(b)(1), by striking December 31, 2012 and inserting
December 31, 2014; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking
December 31, 2012 and inserting December 31,
2014.
(b)
Clarification
that freeze applies to the legislative branch
(1)
Members of
Congress
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization
Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) (relating to cost of living adjustments for Members
of Congress) during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act
and ending on December 31, 2014.
(2)
Legislative
branch employees
(A)
Definition
In
this paragraph, the term legislative branch employee means—
(i) an employee whose
pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative
Officer of the House of Representatives; and
(ii) an employee of
any agency established in the legislative branch.
(B)
Freeze
Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, no cost of living adjustment required by statute
with respect to a legislative branch employee that would otherwise take effect
during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on
December 31, 2014 shall be made.
(c)
Conforming
amendment
Section 114 of the Continuing Appropriations
Resolution, 2013 (Public Law 112–175; 5 U.S.C. 5303 note) is repealed.
802.
No
cost-of-living adjustments for Members of Congress
Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, no adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of
the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) (relating to
cost-of-living adjustments for Members of Congress) for any fiscal year in
which the Congressional Budget Office determines there is a Federal budget
deficit.
803.
Cap adjustment
to preserve savings from extension of Federal pay freeze
The discretionary caps provided in section
251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
modified by section 251A of such Act, are reduced as follows for the respective
fiscal year and the respective category:
(1) for fiscal year
2014—
(A) $3,000,000,000 in
security; and
(B) $3,000,000,000 in
non-security;
(2) for fiscal year
2015—
(A) $3,000,000,000 in
security; and
(B) $3,000,000,000 in
non-security;
(3) for fiscal year
2016—
(A) $3,000,000,000 in
security; and
(B) $3,000,000,000 in
non-security;
(4) fiscal year
2017—
(A) $3,000,000,000 in
security; and
(B) $3,000,000,000 in
non-security;
(5) for fiscal year
2018—
(A) $3,000,000,000 in
security; and
(B) $3,000,000,000 in
non-security;
(6) for fiscal year
2019—
(A) $3,000,000,000 in
security; and
(B) $3,000,000,000 in
non-security;
(7) for fiscal year
2020—
(A) $3,000,000,000 in
security; and
(B) $3,000,000,000 in
non-security; and
(8) for fiscal year
2021—
(A) $3,000,000,000 in
security; and
(B) $3,000,000,000 in
non-security.
B
Retirement
reforms
I
Federal employees
generally
851.
Increase in
Federal employee and Member of Congress retirement contributions to Federal
Employees Retirement System
Section 8422(a) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by striking paragraph (3)(A) and inserting the
following:
(3)
(A) The applicable
percentage under this paragraph for civilian service by employees or Members
other than revised annuity employees shall be as follows:
Employee7January 1, 1987
to December 31, 1998.
7.25January 1,
1999 to December 31, 1999.
7.4January 1,
2000 to December 31, 2000.
7January 1, 2001
to December 31, 2013.
7.75January 1,
2014 to December 31, 2014.
8.5January 1,
2015 to December 31, 2015.
9.3After
December 31, 2015.
Congressional
employee7.5January 1, 1987 to December 31, 1998.
7.75January 1,
1999 to December 31, 1999.
7.9January 1,
2000 to December 31, 2000.
7.5January 1,
2001 to December 31, 2013.
8.25January 1,
2014 to December 31, 2014.
9January 1, 2015
to December 31, 2015.
9.8After
December 31, 2015.
Member7.5January 1,
1987 to December 31, 1998.
7.75January 1,
1999 to December 31, 1999.
7.9January 1,
2000 to December 31, 2000.
8January 1, 2001
to December 31, 2002.
7.5January 1,
2003 to December 31, 2013.
8.25January 1,
2014 to December 31, 2014.
9January 1, 2015
to December 31, 2015.
9.8After
December 31, 2015.
Law enforcement officer,
firefighter, member7.5January 1, 1987 to December 31, 1998.
of the Capitol Police, member
of7.75January 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999.
the Supreme Court Police, or
air7.9January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000.
traffic
controller7.5January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2013.
8.25January 1,
2014 to December 31, 2014.
9January 1, 2015
to December 31, 2015.
9.8After
December 31, 2015.
Nuclear materials
courier7January 1, 1987 to October 16, 1998.
7.5October 17,
1998 to December 31, 1998.
7.75January 1,
1999 to December 31, 1999.
7.9January 1,
2000 to December 31, 2000.
7.5January 1,
2001 to December 31, 2013.
8.25January 1,
2014 to December 31, 2014.
9January 1, 2015
to December 31, 2015.
9.8After
December 31, 2015.
Customs and border protection
officer7.5June 30, 2008 to December 31, 2013.
8.25January 1,
2014 to December 31, 2014.
9January 1, 2015
to December 31, 2015.
9.8After
December 31, 2015.
.
852.
Increase in Federal employee and Member of
Congress retirement contributions to Civil Service Retirement System
(a)
In general
Section 8334(c) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by striking the table and inserting the following:
Percentage of basic
payService period
Employee2 1/2August 1,
1920 to June 30, 1926.
3 1/2July 1, 1926 to
June 30, 1942.
5July 1, 1942 to June
30, 1948.
6July 1, 1948 to
October 31, 1956.
6 1/2November 1, 1956
to December 31, 1969.
7January 1, 1970 to
December 31, 1998.
7.25January 1, 1999 to
December 31, 1999.
7.4January 1, 2000 to
December 31, 2000.
7January 1, 2001 to
December 31, 2013.
7.75January 1, 2014 to
December 31, 2014.
8.5January 1, 2015 to
December 31, 2015.
9.3After December 31,
2015.
Member or employee for Congressional employee
service2 1/2August 1, 1920 to June 30,
1926.
3 1/2July 1, 1926 to
June 30, 1942.
5July 1, 1942 to June
30, 1948.
6July 1, 1948 to
October 31, 1956.
6 1/2November 1, 1956
to December 31, 1969
7.5January 1, 1970 to
December 31 1998.
7.75January 1, 1999 to
December 31, 1999.
7.9January 1, 2000 to
December 31, 2000.
7.5January 1, 2001 to
December 31, 2013.
8.25January 1, 2014 to
December 31, 2014.
9January 1, 2015 to
December 31, 2015.
9.8After December 31,
2015.
Member for Member service2
1/2August 1, 1920 to June 30, 1926.
3 1/2July 1, 1926 to
June 30, 1942.
5July 1, 1942 to August
1, 1946.
6August 2, 1946 to
October 31, 1956.
7 1/2November 1, 1956
to December 31, 1969.
8January 1, 1970 to
December 31, 1998.
8.25January 1, 1999 to
December 31, 1999.
8.4January 1, 2000 to
December 31, 2000.
8.5January 1, 2001 to
December 31, 2002.
8January 1, 2003 to
December 31, 2013.
8.75January 1, 2014 to
December 31, 2014.
9.5January 1, 2015 to
December 31, 2015.
10.3After December 31,
2015.
Law enforcement officer for law enforcement service,
member of the Supreme Court Police for Supreme Court Police service, and
firefighter for firefighter service2 1/2August 1,
1920 to June 30, 1926.
3 1/2July 1, 1926 to
June 30, 1942.
5July 1, 1942 to June
30, 1948.
6July 1, 1948 to
October 31, 1956.
6 1/2November 1, 1956
to December 31, 1969.
7January 1, 1970 to
December 31, 1974.
7.5January 1, 1975 to
December 31, 1998.
7.75January 1, 1999 to
December 31, 1999.
7.9January 1, 2000 to
December 31, 2000.
7.5January 1, 2001 to
December 31, 2013.
8.25January 1, 2014 to
December 31, 2014.
9January 1, 2015 to
December 31, 2015.
9.8After December 31,
2015.
Bankruptcy judge2
1/2August 1, 1920 to June 30, 1926.
3 1/2July 3, 1926 to
June 30, 1942.
5July 1, 1942 to June
30, 1948.
6July 1, 1948 to
October 31, 1956.
6 1/2November 1, 1956
to December 31, 1969.
7January 1, 1970 to
December 31, 1983.
8January 1, 1984 to
December 31, 1998.
8.25January 1, 1999 to
December 31, 1999.
8.4January 1, 2000 to
December 31, 2000.
8January 1, 2001 to
December 31, 2013.
8.75January 1, 2014 to
December 31, 2014.
9.5January 1, 2015 to
December 31, 2015.
10.3After December 31,
2015.
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the
Armed Forces for service as a judge of that
court6May 5, 1950 to October 31, 1956.
6 1/2November 1, 1956
to December 31, 1969.
7January 1, 1970 to
(but not including) the date of the enactment of the Department of Defense
Authorization Act, 1984
8The date of enactment
of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1984 to December 31,
1998.
8.25January 1, 1999 to
December 31, 1999.
8.4January 1, 2000 to
December 31, 2000.
8January 1, 2001 to
December 31, 2013.
8.75January 1, 2014 to
December 31, 2014.
9.5January 1, 2015 to
December 31, 2015.
10.3After December 31,
2015.
United States Magistrate judge2
1/2August 1, 1920 to June 30, 1926.
3 1/2July 1, 1926 to
June 30, 1942.
5July 1, 1942 to June
30, 1948.
6July 1, 1948 to
October 31, 1956.
6 1/2November 1, 1956
to December 31, 1969.
7January 1, 1970 to
September 30, 1987.
8October 1, 1987 to
December 31, 1998
8.25January 1, 1999 to
December 31, 1999.
8.4January 1, 2000 to
December 31, 2000.
8January 1, 2001 to
December 31, 2013.
8.75January 1, 2014 to
December 31, 2014.
9.5January 1, 2015 to
December 31, 2015.
10.3After December 31,
2015.
Court of Federal Claims Judge2
1/2August 1, 1920 to June 30, 1926.
3 1/2July 1, 1926 to
June 30, 1942.
5July 1, 1942 to June
30, 1948.
6July 1, 1948 to
October 31, 1956.
6 1/2November 1, 1956
to December 31, 1969.
7January 1, 1970 to
September 30, 1988.
8October 1, 1988 to
December 31, 1998.
8.25January 1, 1999 to
December 31, 1999.
8.4January 1, 2000 to
December 31, 2000.
8January 1, 2001 to
December 31, 2013.
8.75January 1, 2014 to
December 31, 2014.
9.5January 1, 2015 to
December 31, 2015.
10.3After December 31,
2015.
Member of the Capitol
Police2.5August 1, 1920 to June 30, 1926.
3.5July 1, 1926 to June
30, 1942.
5July 1, 1942 to June
30, 1948.
6July 1, 1948 to
October 31, 1956.
6.5November 1, 1956 to
December 31, 1969.
7.5January 1, 1970 to
December 31, 1998.
7.75January 1, 1999 to
December 31, 1999.
7.9January 1, 2000 to
December 31, 2000.
7.5January 1, 2001 to
December 31, 2013.
8.25January 1, 2014 to
December 31, 2014.
9January 1, 2015 to
December 31, 2015.
9.8After December 31,
2015.
Nuclear materials
courier7October 1, 1977 to October 16,
1998.
7.5October 17, 1998 to
December 31, 1998.
7.75January 1, 1999 to
December 31, 1999.
7.9January 1, 2000 to
December 31, 2000.
7.5January 1, 2001 to
December 31, 2013.
8.25January 1, 2014 to
December 31, 2014.
9January 1, 2015 to
December 31, 2015.
9.8After December 31,
2015.
Customs and border protection
officer7.5June 30, 2008 to December 31,
2013.
8.25January 1, 2014 to
December 31, 2014.
9January 1, 2015 to
December 31, 2015.
9.8After December 31,
2015.
.
(b)
Government
contributions
Section 8334(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) in clause (i), by
striking clause (ii) and inserting clauses (ii) and
(iii); and
(2) by adding at the
end the following:
(iii) Except as
provided in clause (ii), after December 31, 2013, the contribution under this
paragraph from the appropriation or fund described in clause (i) shall be as
follows:
Percentage of basic pay
Service period
Employee7After December
31, 2013.
Member or employee for Congressional employee
service7.5After December 31, 2013.
Member for Member
service8After December 31, 2013.
Law enforcement officer for law enforcement service,
member of the Supreme Court Police for Supreme Court Police service, and
firefighter for firefighter service7.5After
December 31, 2013.
Bankruptcy judge8After
December 31, 2013.
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the
Armed Forces for service as a judge of that
court8After December 31, 2013.
United States Magistrate
judge8After December 31, 2013.
Court of Federal Claims
Judge8After December 31, 2013.
Member of the Capitol
Police7.5After December 31, 2013.
Nuclear materials
courier7.5After December 31, 2013.
Customs and border protection
officer7.5After December 31, 2013.
.
853.
Annuity
supplement
Section 8421(a) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1),
by striking paragraph (3) and inserting paragraphs (3)
and (4);
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking
paragraph (3) and inserting paragraphs (3) and
(4); and
(3) by adding at the
end the following:
(4)
(A) Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), no annuity supplement under this section shall be payable in
the case of an individual who first becomes subject to this chapter after
December 31, 2013.
(B) Nothing in this paragraph applies in
the case of an individual separating under subsection (d) or (e) of section
8412.
.
II
Other retirement
systems
861.
Foreign
Service Retirement and Disability System
(a)
In
general
Section 805(a) of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4045(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph
(1)—
(A) by striking
Except as otherwise provided in this section, 7.25 percent and
all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following:
“(A) Except as provided in this section, a percentage of the basic salary
received by each participant shall be deducted from the salary and contributed
to the Fund for the payment of annuities, cash benefits, refunds, and
allowances, as follows:
(i) For each year prior to 2014, 7.25
percent.
(ii) For 2014, 8 percent.
(iii) For 2015, 8.75 percent.
(iv) For each year after 2015, 9.55
percent.
;
and
(B) by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:
(B) Except as provided under section 7001(d)(1)
of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–33; 22 U.S.C. 4045 note) and
section 505(h) of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted by Public Law 106–346; 114 Stat.
1356A–54), the employing agency shall contribute to the Fund, from the
appropriations or fund used for payment of the salary of the participant, an
amount equal to 7.5 percent of the basic salary received by a
participant.
;
and
(2) in paragraph (3),
by striking paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting for “7
percent” the percentage and inserting subparagraph (A) of
paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting for the applicable percentage
under such subparagraph the percentage.
(b)
Increased
special contributions for civilian service
The table in section
805(d)(1) of such Act is amended by striking the item related to After
December 31, 2000 and inserting the following new items:
January 1, 2001, through December
31, 2013, inclusive7.25
January 1, 2014, through December
31, 2014, inclusive8
January 1, 2015, through December
31, 2015, inclusive8.75
After December 31,
20159.55
.
(c)
Increased
special contributions for military or naval service
Section
805(e) of such Act is amended—
(1) by striking
(1) Subject to paragraph (5) and inserting (1)(A) Subject
to paragraph (5); and
(2) by striking
special contribution equal to 7 percent and all that follows
through December 1956. The amount of such payments and inserting
the following: “special contribution equal to a percentage of the amount of
basic pay paid under section 204 of title 37, United States Code, to the
participant for each period of military or naval service after December 1956,
as follows:
(i) For each year prior to 2014, 7.25
percent.
(ii) For 2014, 8 percent.
(iii) For 2015, 8.75 percent.
(iv) For each year after 2015, 9.55
percent.
(B) The amount of such
payments
.
862.
Foreign
Service Pension System
The
table in section 856(a)(2)(A) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
4071e(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking the item relating to After
January 11, 2003 and inserting the following new items:
7.5January 1, 2001 to January 11, 2003.
7.55January 12, 2003 to December 31, 2013.
8.3January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014.
9.05January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015.
9.85After December 31, 2015.
.
863.
Central
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System
Section 211(a)(2)(A) of the Central
Intelligence Agency Retirement Act (50 U.S.C. 2021(a)(2)(A)) is amended to read
as follows:
(A)
In
general
Except as provided in subsection (d), a percentage of the
basic pay received by a participant other than a revised annuity participant
for any pay period shall be deducted and withheld from the pay of that
participant and contributed to the fund as follows:
(i) For each year
prior to 2014, 7 percent.
(ii) For 2014, 7.75
percent.
(iii) For 2015, 8.5
percent.
(iv) For each year
after 2019, 9.3
percent.
.
IX
Reduction in
cost sharing under ACA
901.
Reduction in
cost sharing under ACA
Section
1402 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18071) is
amended—
(1) in subsection
(b)(2), by striking 400 and inserting 300;
and
(2) in subsection
(c)(1)—
(A) in subparagraph
(A)—
(i) in
clause (i), by adding and after the semicolon;
(ii) in
clause (ii), by striking ; and and inserting a period;
and
(iii) by striking
clause (iii); and
(B) in subparagraph
(B)(i)(IV), by striking 400 and inserting
300.
X
Treatment for
paygo purposes
1001.
Treatment for
paygo purposes
(a)
Paygo
scorecard
The budgetary
effects of this Act shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained
pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay- As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C.
933(d)).
(b)
Senate paygo
scorecard
The budgetary effects of this Act shall not be entered
on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 201 of S. Con. Res.
21 (110th Congress).