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The President's Proposal to Accrue Retirement Costs for Federal Employees [i] (June 2002)

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     THE PRESIDENT'S PROPOSAL TO ACCRUE
           RETIREMENT COSTS FOR FEDERAL
                                EMPLOYEES

                                        June 2002


                                   PREFACE

This report is a supplement to the Analysis of thePresident's Bdgetqry ProposalsfqrFiscal Year 2003, issued by
the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) in March 2002. It analyzes the President's proposal that federal agencies pay
the full cost of their employees' pension benefits and health benefits in retirement as such benefits accrue.
David Torregrosa of CBO's Microeconomic and Financial Studies Division prepared the analysis under the
supervision of Roger Hitchner and Marvin Phaup. Ed Callicot, Ron Gresh, and Mike Virga, all of the Office of
Personnel Management, supplied data on health care and pension costs as well as liability estimates. Barry
Anderson, Russ Beland, Paul Cullinan, Pete Fontaine, William Gainer, Geoffrey Gerhardt, Mark Grabowicz, Arlene
Holen, Deborah Lucas, David Moore, Robert Murphy, and Mark Musell, all of CBO, provided valuable comments.
Christine Bogusz edited the report, and John Skeen proofread it. Rae Roy prepared the manuscript for publication,
and Rae Wiseman produced the figure with assistance from Kathryn Winstead. Annette Kalicki prepared the
electronic versions for CBO's Web site.
Dan L. Crippen
Director
June 2002
                                  CONTENTS


SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION
ACCOUNTING FOR RETIREMENT BENEFITS IN TIlE FEDERAL BUDGET
SOME POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS.. OFTIlE PRESIDENT.T',S= P.ROPOSAL
    Advantages
    Potential Limitations and Policy Implications


APPENDIX: FEDERAL RETIREMENT PLANS

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