,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ggjf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #be1 #bjbf 
,mr4 ,neguse 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,bice1 
,ms4 ,moore of ,wisconsin1 ,mrs4        
,dingell1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 and
 ,ms4 ,lee of ,pennsylvania7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,oversight and     
,government ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
change the spousal notification and     
consent requirements for the payment of 
lump-sum retirement benefits in cases of
 domestic violence1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,federal ,retirement
 ,safety ,act4  #b4 ,lump-sum retirement
 benefit notice and consent requirements
 in case of domestic violence  7a7      
,federal employee retirement system     
,section #hdbd7;b7 of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in    
paragraph 7#b71 by adding at the end the
 following new subparagraph3  7,c7      
,under the regulations1 the ,office     

shall provide that paragraph 7#a77;,a7  
may be waived with respect to a spouse  
or former spouse to the extent necessary
 to protect the safety of the employee  
or ,member1 or any other person1 if the 
employee or ,member establishes to the  
satisfaction of the ,office that--  7i7 
such spouse or former spouse engaged in 
conduct constituting a domestic violence
 crime 7as defined in section #cefa7;b7 
of title #ah7 against the employee or   
,member2 and  7ii7 providing notice in  
accordance with such paragraph poses a  
risk to the safety of the employee or   
,member or any other person4  2 and     
7#b7 by adding at the end the following 
new paragraphs3  7#d7 7,a7 ,the ,office 
shall prescribe regulations that        
provide--  7i7 that1 notwithstanding    
paragraph 7#a77;,b71 the lump-sum credit
 may be paid without the consent of a   
spouse or former spouse to the extent   
permitted by the applicable court order 
and necessary to protect the safety of  
the employee or ,member1 or any other   

person1 if the employee or ,member      
establishes to the satisfaction of the  
,office the criteria described in       
subparagraph 7,b72 and  7ii7 procedures 
to obtain the consent of a spouse or    
former spouse for the payment of the    
lump-sum credit in a manner that        
protects the safety of the employee or  
,member if the lump-sum credit may not  
be paid in accordance with the          
applicable court order without obtaining
 such consent and the employee or       
,member establishes to the satisfaction 
of the ,office the criteria described in
 subparagraph 7,b74  7,b7 ,the criteria 
described in this subparagraph are-- 7i7
 that the spouse or former spouse       
engaged in conduct constituting a       
domestic violence crime 7as defined in  
section #cefa7;b7 of title #ah7 against 
the employee or ,member2 and  7ii7      
obtaining consent in accordance with the
 regulations under paragraph 7#a77;,b7  
poses a risk to the safety of the       
employee or ,member or any other person4

  7#e7 ,for the purposes of paragraphs  
7#b77;,c7 and 7#d77;,a71 an employee or 
,member establishes to the satisfaction 
of the ,office the criteria described in
 paragraph 7#d77;,b7 with respect to a  
spouse or former spouse for payment of  
the lump-sum credit if such employee or 
,member self-certifies to the ,office in
 writing that such spouse or former     
spouse engaged in conduct constituting a
 domestic violence crime 7as defined in 
section #cefa7;b7 of title #ah7 against 
the employee or ,member during the      
one-year period ending on the date on   
which such employee or ,member submits  
to the ,office the application for such 
payment4  4  7b7 ,civil service         
retirement system ,section #hcdb7;j7 of 
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by    
adding at the end the following new     
subparagraph3  7,c7 ,under the          
regulations1 the ,office shall provide  
that paragraph 7#a77;,a7 may be waived  
with respect to a spouse or former      

spouse to the extent necessary to       
protect the safety of the employee or   
,member1 or any other person1 if the    
employee or ,member establishes to the  
satisfaction of the ,office that-- 7i7  
such spouse or former spouse engaged in 
conduct constituting a domestic violence
 crime 7as defined in section #cefa7;b7 
of title #ah7 against the employee or   
,member2 and  7ii7 providing notice in  
accordance with such paragraph poses a  
risk to the safety of the employee or   
,member or any other person4  2 and     
7#b7 by adding at the end the following 
new paragraphs3  7#d7  7,a7 ,the ,office
 shall prescribe regulations that       
provide-- 7i7 that1 notwithstanding     
paragraph 7#a77;,b71 the lump-sum credit
 may be paid without the consent of a   
spouse or former spouse to the extent   
permitted by the applicable court order 
and necessary to protect the safety of  
the employee or ,member1 or any other   
person1 if the employee or ,member      
establishes to the satisfaction of the  

,office the criteria described in       
subparagraph 7,b72 and  7ii7 procedures 
to obtain the consent of a spouse or    
former spouse for the payment of the    
lump-sum credit in a manner that        
protects the safety of the employee or  
,member if the lump-sum credit may not  
be paid in accordance with the          
applicable court order without obtaining
 such consent and the employee or       
,member establishes to the satisfaction 
of the ,office the criteria described in
 subparagraph 7,b74  7,b7 ,the criteria 
described in this subparagraph are--    
7i7 that the spouse or former spouse    
engaged in conduct constituting a       
domestic violence crime 7as defined in  
section #cefa7;b7 of title #ah7 against 
the employee or ,member2 and  7ii7      
obtaining consent in accordance with the
 regulations under paragraph 7#a77;,b7  
poses a risk to the safety of the       
employee or ,member or any other person4
  7#e7 ,for the purposes of paragraphs  
7#b77;,c7 and 7#d77;,a71 an employee or 

,member establishes to the satisfaction 
of the ,office the criteria described in
 paragraph 7#d77;,b7 with respect to a  
spouse or former spouse for payment of  
the lump-sum credit if such employee or 
,member self-certifies to the ,office in
 writing that such spouse or former     
spouse engaged in conduct constituting a
 domestic violence crime 7as defined in 
section #cefa7;b7 of title #ah7 against 
the employee or ,member during the      
one-year period ending on the date on   
which such employee or ,member submits  
to the ,office the application for such 
payment4  4  7c7 ,applicability  7#a7   
,in general ,the amendments made by this
 ,act shall not affect the requirements 
to provide notice to or obtain consent  
from an individual under section        
#hcdb7;j7 or #hdbd7;b7 of title #e1     
,united ,states ,code1 with respect to a
 lump-sum credit 7as such term is       
defined under section #hcca or #hdja of 
such title7 to the extent that such     
notice or consent would have been       

required if the payment of such lump-sum
 credit occurred prior to the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 except that1
 to the extent that such amendments     
would1 but for this subsection1 affect  
such a requirement with respect to an   
individual1 the ,director of the ,office
 of ,personnel ,management shall        
establish procedures to provide such    
notice to or obtain consent from such   
individual in a manner that ensures the 
safety of the relevant employee or      
,member4  7#b7 ,employee2 lump-sum2     
member defined ,in this subsection1 the 
terms employee1 lump-sum1 and ,member-- 
7,a7 with respect to section #hcdb7;j7  
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 have
 the meanings given such terms1         
respectively1 in section #hcca of such  
title2 and  7,b7 with respect to section
 #hdbd7;b7 of such title1 have the      
meanings given such terms1 respectively1
 in section #hdja of such title4  7d7   
,regulations ,not later than one year   
after the date of the enactment of this 

,act1 the ,director of the ,office of   
,personnel ,management shall issue      
regulations implementing the amendments 
made by this ,act4  7e7 ,effective date 
,this ,act and the amendments made by   
this ,act shall take effect on the date 
that is one year after the date of the  
enactment of this ,act4