,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chfh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ag1    
#bjbb,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,mr4 
,hawley7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
correct the inequitable denial of       
enhanced retirement and annuity benefits
 to certain ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border 
,protection ,officers4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the ,u4,s4  
,customs and ,border ,protection        
,officer ,retirement ,technical         
,corrections ,act4  #b4 ,adjustment     
related to transition rules  7a7        
,defined term ,in this section the term 
,eligible ,individual means any         
individual who-- 7#a7 received and      
accepted an offer of employment as a    
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
,officer before ,july #f1 #bjjh2 and    
7#b7 entered into duty as a ,u4,s4      
,customs and ,border ,protection officer

 on or after ,july #f1 #bjjh1 as a      
result of an offer described in         
paragraph 7#a74  7b7 ,treatment of      
,eligible ,individuals ,eligible        
,individuals-- 7#a7 are considered to be
 individuals serving as ,u4,s4 ,customs 
and ,border ,protection ,officers on    
,july #f1 #bjjh1 for purposes of section
 #ece7;e7 of the ,department of         
,homeland ,security ,appropriations     
,act1 #bjjh 7division ,e of ,public ,law
 #aaj-afa2 #aba ,stat4 #ahdd72 and  7#b7
 are entitled to-- 7,a7 the minimum     
annuity amount required under section   
#ece7;e77#b77;,c7 of such ,act2 and     
7,b7 an exemption from mandatory        
retirement otherwise required under     
section #hdbe7;b77#a7 of title #e1      
,united ,states ,code4  7c7             
,implementation  7#a7 ,submission of    
information ,not later than #abj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security shall-- 7,a7 create a list of 
all ,eligible ,individuals2  7,b7 notify

 each ,eligible ,individual of the      
annuity correction described in         
subsection 7b72 and  7,c7 provide the   
,director of the ,office of ,personnel  
,management with all of the information 
that is necessary for making annuity    
corrections with respect to ,eligible   
,individuals4  7#b7 ,completion of      
annuity correction ,after receiving the 
information described in paragraph      
7#a77;,c71 the ,director of the ,office 
of ,personnel ,management shall make the
 annuity correction described in        
subsection 7b7 with respect to each     
,eligible ,individual1 including a      
retroactive annuity adjustment for      
,eligible ,individuals who retired      
before the date of the enactment of this
 ,act4  7d7 ,waivers and guidance  7#a7 
,waivers ,the ,secretary of ,homeland   
,security may retroactively waive the   
maximum entry age requirement under     
#ccjg7;g7 of title #e1 ,united ,states  
,code1 to the extent necessary1 to      
ensure that each ,eligible ,individual  

is eligible for immediate retirement    
with the annuity correction described in
 subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,guidance ,the   
,director of the ,office of ,personnel  
,management1 in consultation with the   
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 shall
 issue appropriate guidance to assist in
 the implementation of the annuity      
correction described in subsection 7b74