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HR 4865 111th Congress House

Federal Employees and Uniformed Services Retirement Equity Act of 2010

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that an employee of the Federal Government or member of the uniformed services may contribute to the Thrift Sa… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that an employee of the Federal Government or member of the uniformed services may contribute to the Thrift Savings Fund any payment that the employee or member receives for accumulated and accrued annual or vacation leave, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 23, 2010 Introduced by: Lynch, Stephen F. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 14, 2010
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Apr 14, 2010
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 24, 2010
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Mar 24, 2010
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 22, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Mar 17, 2010
Introduced in House
Mar 17, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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 Latest action April 14, 2010

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Employees and Uniformed Services Retirement Equity Act of 2010 - Authorizes a federal employee or Member of Congress, under the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees Retirement System, to contribute to the Thrift Savings Fund: (1) any amount of such employee's or Member's basic pay for a pay period; and (2) any part of any payment that the employee or Member receives for accumulated and accrued annual or vacation leave. Includes within the definition of employee an employee of the United States Postal Service (USPS) or of the Postal Regulatory Commission.

Authorizes a member of the uniformed services making contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund out of basic pay or inactive-duty training compensation to also contribute all or part of any payment such member receives for unused accrued leave.

Authorizes the Executive Director of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to promulgate regulations to implement this Act and to permit a federal employee or member of the uniformed services who is not authorized under this Act to contribute a payment for accumulated and accrued annual or vacation leave to the Thrift Savings Fund to make such contribution if the employee or member is covered by an equivalent federal employee retirement system and is authorized under law to receive such a payment and to contribute to the Fund.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4865: Federal Employees and Uniformed Services Retirement Equity Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4865/
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