To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Members must complete 12 years of creditable service in order to be vested in an annuity under the Federal Employees’ Retirement System, and for other purposes.

in subsection (c), by striking “or Member” and by adding at the end the following: “A Member who is separated from the service after becoming 62 years of age and completing 12 years of service is entitled to an annuity.”; and

in subsection (g), by striking “or Member” each place it appears.

in subsection (a), by striking “or Member” each place it appears and by adding at the end the following: “A Member who is separated from the service, or transferred to a position in which the Member does not continue subject to this chapter, after completing 12 years of service is entitled to an annuity beginning at the age of 62 years.”; and

in subsection (b), by striking “or Member” each place it appears.

in subsection (b), by striking “5 years” and inserting “12 years”; and

in subsection (c), by striking “or Member” and inserting the following: “, or 12 years of service as a Member,”.