HR 958
111th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Department of Veterans Affairs
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee leave
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health personnel
To amend title 5, United States Code, to make unused sick leave creditable, for purposes of the Federal Employees' Retirement System, in the same manner as provided for under the Civil Service Retirement System.
Introduced: February 10, 2009
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Feb 10, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Feb 10, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E235-236)
Feb 10, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Requires the total service of an employee who retires eligible for an annuity under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) (currently, an employee who retires on an immediate FERS annuity from the position of a registered nurse with the Veterans Health Administration), or who dies leaving a survivor entitled to benefits, to include the employee's days of unused sick leave for annuity computation purposes. Provides that those days will not be counted in determining average pay or annuity eligibility.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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