#aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#gbg  ,,an ,,act  ,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 a        
tentative 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 
7e7 ,government ,accountability ,office 
,the ,comptroller ,general of the       
,united ,states-- 7#a7 shall review     
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
7referred to in this subsection as      
,,cbp7 hiring practices1 policies1 and  
procedures related to eligibility for   
enhanced retirement benefits referred to
 in this section by assessing-- 7,a7 the
 process for determining whether an     
employee qualifies for such benefits1   
including considering any potential     
factors that would make an employee     
ineligible for such enhanced retirement 
benefits2  7,b7 the internal controls   
used by ,,cbp to ensure that all        
eligible employees1 and only eligible   
employees1 receive such enhanced        
retirement benefits2  7,c7 the policies 
regarding the use of employees'         
personnel files to ensure compliance    
with current laws governing retirement  

benefits2 and  7,d7 the adequacy of the 
training provided to ,,cbp senior       
executives regarding human resources and
 hiring practices at ,,cbp2 and  7#b7   
not later than #ah months after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 shall   
submit a report that describes the      
results of the review conducted pursuant
 to paragraph 7#a7 to-- 7,a7 the        
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2  
7,b7 the ,committee on ,homeland        
,security of the ,house of              
,representatives2 and  7,c7 the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform of the ,house of               
,representatives4  ,passed the ,senate  
,december #af1 #bjbe4,secretary