H.R. 6319: To waive the annuity buyback requirement under the Federal Employees Retirement Service with respect to certain law enforcement officers involuntarily called or retained on active duty, and for other purposes.
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H.R. 6319: To waive the annuity buyback requirement under the Federal Employees Retirement Service with respect to certain law enforcement officers involuntarily called or retained on active duty, and for other purposes.
111th Congress · introduced 2010-09-29 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-09-29 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
To waive the annuity buyback requirement under the Federal Employees Retirement Service with respect to certain law enforcement officers involuntarily called or retained on active duty, and for other purposes.
Plain summary
Allows a law enforcement officer who is involuntarily called or ordered to active duty or involuntarily retained on active duty for any period beginning on or after September 11, 2001, to receive credit for such period of active duty (as military service) under the Federal Employees Retirement System. Waives the requirement that such individuals deposit a specified percentage of basic pay received during such periods of military service to receive such credit.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
To waive the annuity buyback requirement under the Federal Employees Retirement Service with respect to certain law enforcement officers involuntarily called or retained on active duty, and for other purposes.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10] · 1 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr6319.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr6319 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111