HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.
![handle is hein.gao/gaobadxwm0001 and id is 1 raw text is:
DCCUMNT FISUME
03782 - tA2733975]
rSpecial Farly Retirement Policy fcr Federal Law Enforcement
Officers and Firefighters]. Seplemtei 27, 1977. 20 pp.
Testimony before the House Commiy-tee on Post Office and Civil
Service: Compensation and Employee Benefits Sutcommittee; by H.
L. Krieger, Director, Federa. Perscnnel aad Compensation Div.
Issue Area: Personnel Manaa,-,1jt aijd Compensation- Compensation
(305).
Contact: Federal Personnel and Compensation Div,
Budget Function: General Government: Centzal Personnel
Management (805).
Organizaticn Concerned: Civil Service Commissicno
Congressional Relevance: Hruse Comittee on Post Office and
civil Service: Compensation and Employee Benefits
Subcommittee.
Federal employees whose p:imary duties are: (1)
investigating, apprehending, or detaining persons suspected or
convicted of Federal crimes; or (2) controlling and
extinguishing fires or maintaining and using firefighting
apparatus and equipment are entitled to special retirement
benefits, including earlier retirement and a mcre generous
annuity formula than other Federal employees. About 52,00
employees in various Federal agencies and the District of
Columbia government are covered under the special retiiament
prcgram. Although there may have been a need fcr the special
retirement program when it was established in 1947, the
continued need for the program is questionable. The special
retirement policy is an expensive uethcd of marginally reducing
the age of retirement. The Congress should reevaluate the need
for providing the special retirement benefits to law enforcement
and firefighting personnel. If the special early retirement
policy continues, the Congress should: reevaluate the
eligibility criteria, mandatory retirement prcvision, and
benefit structure; an.d amend the law to require additional
retirement contributions by employing agencies. (SC)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobadxwm0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)