Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Federal Employee Locality Accountability in Retirement Act”.
Federal Employee Locality Accountability in Retirement Act
A BILL
To exclude locality adjustments from average pay for purposes of computing the amount of retirement annuities of new employees.
Sec. 2 Exclusion of locality adjustments from retirement annuities
Section 8401 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (3), by inserting “, which for a revised average pay employee shall exclude any locality-based comparability payments under section 5304 or 5304a,” after “rates of basic pay”;
in paragraph (38)(B), by striking “and” at the end;
in paragraph (39), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(40) the term revised average pay employee means an individual who—
“(A) on the date of enactment of this paragraph—
“(i) is not an employee or Member covered under this chapter;
“(ii) is not performing civilian service which is creditable service under section 8411; and
“(iii) has not performed any civilian service which is creditable service under section 8411; and
“(B) after the date of enactment of this paragraph, becomes employed as an employee or becomes a Member covered under this chapter performing service which is creditable service under section 8411.”