,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dfgb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #bc1 #bjbe,mr4 ,harder of ,california 7for himself and ,mr4 ,scott ,franklin of ,florida7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform ,a ,,bill ,to extend the break-in-service consideration for firefighter retirements1 and other purposes4 #a4 ,continuing accrual of service for firefighters 7a7 ,federal employees' retirement system ,section #hdja7ad7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended to read as follows3 7#ad7 the term firefighter means-- 7,a7 an employee1 the duties of whose position-- 7i7 are primarily to perform work directly connected with the control and extinguishment of nonwildland fires2 and 7ii7 are sufficiently rigorous that employment opportunities should be limited to young and physically vigorous individuals1 as determined by the ,director considering the recommendations of the employing agency2 7,b7 an employee1 the duties of whose position-- 7i7 are primarily to perform work directly connected with the control and extinguishment of wildland fires2 and 7ii7 are sufficiently rigorous that employment opportunities should be limited to young and physically vigorous individuals1 as determined by the ,director considering the recommendations of the employing agency2 7,c7 an employee who-- 7i7 is transferred directly to a supervisory or administrative position after performing duties described in subparagraph 7,a7 for at least #c years2 and 7ii7 while serving in such supervisory or administrative position1 has no break in service2 or 7,d7 an employee who-- 7i7 occupies a supervisory or administrative position after performing duties described in subparagraph 7,b7 for not less than #c years2 and 7ii7 has not more than #bd months in total time of breaks in service2 4 7b7 ,service before date of enactment 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to the requirements under paragraph 7#b71 service performed before the date of enactment of this ,act by an individual who1 on the date of enactment of this ,act1 is an employee 7as defined in section #hdja7aa7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code7 shall1 for the purposes of chapter #hd of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 be treated as service performed by a firefighter if-- 7,a7 such service was performed during the period beginning on ,october #a1 #bjjc1 and ending on the day before the date of enactment of this ,act2 7,b7 at the time of performing such service-- 7i7 the individual did not meet the requirements to be a firefighter under section #hdja7ad7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 because of a break in service2 and 7ii7 would have met the requirements to be a firefighter under section #hdja7ad77;,d7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 as amended by this ,act2 and 7,c7 appropriate deductions and withholdings under sections #hdbb and #hdbc of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 were made during such service4 7#b7 ,credit for service ,to receive credit for eligible service under paragraph 7#a71 the applicable individual shall-- 7,a7 before the date on which the individual separates from service in the agency in which the individual holds a position on the date of enactment of this ,act1 submit a written election to the agency employing the individual2 7,b7 if the individual is not employed by the agency that employed the individual when the service described in paragraph 7#a7 was performed1 submit a written election to such agency2 and 7,c7 remit to the agency that employed the individual when such service was performed the additional amount that would have been deducted during the period of prior service under section #hdbb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 from the pay of the individual if the amendments made by subsection 7a7 had been in effect during the prior service1 plus any applicable interest computed under section #hccd7;e7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#c7 ,government contributions ,if an individual remits payment under paragraph 7#b77;,c7 with respect to service described in paragraph 7#a71 the agency that employed the individual when such service was performed shall remit to the ,office of ,personnel ,management 7for deposit in the ,treasury of the ,united ,states to the credit of the ,civil ,service ,retirement and ,disability ,fund7 the total additional amount of ,federal contributions that would have been paid under section #hdbc of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 if the amendments made by subsection 7a7 had been in effect during the prior service1 plus any applicable interest computed in accordance with section #hccd7;e7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#d7 ,notification and assistance requirements ,the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management shall-- 7,a7 take such action as may be necessary and appropriate to inform individuals entitled to have any service credited under this subsection1 or to have any annuity computed under this subsection1 of the entitlement to the credit or computation2 and 7,b7 upon request1 assist any individual described in subparagraph 7,a7 in obtaining such information in the possession of the ,secretary of ,agriculture or the ,secretary of the ,interior1 as applicable1 as may be necessary to verify the entitlement of the individual to have any service credited1 or to have any annuity computed1 pursuant to this subsection4 7#e7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section shall be construed to permit or require the making of any contribution to the ,thrift ,savings ,fund that would not otherwise have been permitted or required but for the enactment of this section4