,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #daie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bf1 #bjbe,ms4  
,norton introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 = a     
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
modify ! volunt>y retirem5t requirem5ts 
= memb]s ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,=eign ,s]vice ,volunt>y
 ,e>ly ,retirem5t ,au?ority ,act (      
#bjbe4  #b4 ,modification to volunt>y   
retirem5t requirem5ts = memb]s ( !      
,=eign ,s]vice  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section   
#haa ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice ,act ( #aihj    
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #djea7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by
 /rik+ ,any p>ticipant :o is at lea/ &  
ins]t+ 7a7 ,any p>ticipant :o is at     
lea/2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3
  7b7 ,any p>ticipant 7z t t]m is def9$ 

9 section #hec7 :o is n entitl$ to an   
annuity "u subsection 7a7 ( ?is section1
 or section #fji7;a77#b77;,b7 or #hjh ( 
?is ,act1 & :o is at lea/ #dc ye>s ( age
 & has complet$ at lea/ #ae ye>s (      
cr$itable s]vice & :o is sep>at$ f !    
,=eign ,s]vice or any o!r ag5cy utiliz+ 
! ,=eign ,s]vice p]sonnel sy/em dur+ a  
p]iod 9 :i*1 z det]m9$ by ! ,(fice (    
,p]sonnel ,managem5t 7^u reque/ ( !     
,=eign ,s]vice or su* o!r ag5cy71 "u    
regulations prescrib$ by ! ,(fice1 t--  
7#a7 ! ,=eign ,s]vice or o!r su* ag5cy  
7or if applicable1 ! compon5t 9 :i* !   
employee is s]v+7 is und]go+ sub/antial 
delay]+1 sub/antial reorganization1     
sub/antial r$uctions 9 =ce1 sub/antial  
transf] ( function1 or o!r sub/antial   
work=ce re/ructur+ 7or %ap+72  7#b7 a   
significant p]c5tage ( employees s]vic+ 
9 ! ,=eign ,s]vice or o!r su* ag5cy 7or 
compon5t7 are likely to be sep>at$ or   
subject to an imm$iate r$uction 9 ! rate
 ( basic pay 7)\t reg>d to sub*apt] ,,vi
 ( *apt] #ec1 or comp>able provisions72 

or  7#c7 id5tifi$ z be+ 9 positions :i* 
are becom+ surplus or excess to ! ,=eign
 ,s]vice's or o!r su* ag5cy's future    
ability to c>ry out its mission         
effectively1  %all be entitl$ to1 on !  
p>ticipant's application & ) ! cons5t ( 
! ,secret>y or ! head ( su* o!r ag5cy1  
be retir$ f ! ,s]vice or o!r su* ag5cy &
 entitl$ to an annuity4 ,su* annuity    
%all be comput$ 9 ! same mann] z an     
annuity = an employee "u section        
#hdae7;e7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code4  4  7b7 ,application  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,?is ,act & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is
 ,act %all apply to individuals         
involunt>ily or volunt>ily sep>at$ f !  
,=eign ,s]vice dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on   
,janu>y #bj1 #bjbe1 & end+ on ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & to individuals   
volunt>ily sep>at$ f ! ,=eign ,s]vice   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1    
subject to ! t]ms & conditions (        
subsection 7b7 ( section #haa ( ! ,=eign
 ,s]vice ,act ( #aihj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#djea71 z add$ by subsection 7a77#b7 (  

?is ,act4  7#b7 ,fund+ ,if am\nts 9 !   
,=eign ,s]vice ,retirem5t & ,disability 
,fund are inadequate to pay b5efits     
payable "u su* subsection 7b71 am\nts 9 
! g5]al fund ( ! ,treasury n o!rwise    
appropriat$ may be us$ to pay = su*     
b5efits4  7c7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! 
s5se ( ! ,congress t any individual :o  
receives an annuity "u subsection 7b7 ( 
section #haa ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice ,act (  
#aihj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #djea71 z add$ by  
subsection 7a77#b7 ( ?is ,act1 %all be  
eligible to reta9 heal? c>e b5efits "u !
 ,f$]al ,employees ,heal? ,b5efits      
,program if su* individual 0 enroll$ 9  
su* ,program on ! date ( sep>ation4