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B-135003 1 (1981-05-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabkdw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: * (I A. S I * COMPTROLLER Ga?.NERAL OF 7_E UNITED S7 ATES W- HT-C-ION 0 C. 205AS B-135003 The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: j iew> or MAY 20 1981 - sour letter of February 9, 1981, recuested our opinion on S. 8Ja bill which would liberalize the retirement benefits for employees who have had service as a Federal law enforcement officer or firefighter, but who are not eligible to retire under the special provisions pertaining to such personnel. We expressed our views on an identical bill (S. 99, introduced in the last Congress) in a letter dated June 27, 1979, to the former Chairman of your Committee. Under the civil service retirement system, there are special provisions applicable to Federal em.ployees:whose primary duties involve (1) investigating, apprehending, or detaining persons sus- pected or convicted of Federal crimes or (2) controlling and ex- tinguishing fires or maintaining and using firefighting apparatus and equipment. These employees may voluntarily retire at age 50 after completing 20 years of such service. Their annuities are based on average annual pay earned during the 3 consecutive high- est paid years (high-3) and length of service. Specifically, their annuities are computed at the rate of 2.5 percent of high- 3 for each of the first 20 years of -service and 2 percent for each year of service in excess of 20 years. An employee must complete at least 20 years of qualifying service to be eligible for these special benefits. In contrast to these special provisions, most Federal employees are generally eligible for voluntary retire-,-ent at age 55 after 30 years of service, at age 60 after 20 years, or at age 62 after 5 years. Their annuities are computed at the rate of 1.5 percent- of high-3 for each of the first 5 years, 1.75 percent for each of the next 5 years, and 2 percent for each year of service over 10 years. S. 84 would liberalize the benefits of those employees who are not eligible to retire under the special provisions, but who have, at some time during their Government careers, completed at /i2 & C

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