,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ab1 #bjai
 ,mr4 ,braun introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to allow ,members of ,congress to opt  
out of the ,federal ,employees          
,retirement ,system1 and allow ,members 
who opt out of the ,federal ,employees  
,retirement ,system to continue to      
participate in the ,thrift ,savings     
,plan4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,end ,plush ,retirements
 ,act4  #b4 ,making ,,fers optional for 
,members  7a7 ,in general  7#a7         
,amendment ,section #hdja7bj7 of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by
 striking 1 and who 7in the case and all
 that follows through #bjjd4  7#b7      
,applicability ,the amendment made by   
paragraph 7#a7 shall apply with respect 
to an individual who first serves as a  
,member of the ,house of                

,representatives1 including a ,delegate 
or ,resident ,commissioner to the       
,congress1 on or after the date of      
enactment of this ,act4  7b7 ,continued 
participation in ,,tsp  7#a7 ,amendment 
,section #hdja7bj7 of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code1 as amended by subsection 
7a71 is further amended-- 7,a7 by       
striking term ,member has and inserting 
the following3 8term #8,member'--  7,a7 
has  2  7,b7 by inserting 1 subject to  
subparagraph 7,b71 after except that2   
7,c7 by adding and after the semicolon  
at the end2 and  7,d7 by adding at the  
end the following3  7,b7 for purposes of
 subchapter ,,iii1 has the same meaning 
as provided in section #bajf1 without   
regard to whether the individual elects 
not to participate in the ,federal      
,employees' ,retirement ,system2  4     
7#b7 ,conforming amendment to ,,tsp     
,section #hdca7;a7 of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
except as provided in section           
#hdja7bj77;,b71 after subchapter14  7#c7

 ,applicability ,the amendments made by 
this subsection shall apply with respect
 to an individual who makes an election 
described in section #hdja7bj7 of title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 not to       
participate in the ,federal ,employees' 
,retirement ,system before1 on1 or after
 the date of enactment of this ,act4