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FPCD-78-48 1 (1978-07-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaxrt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DCCUM1ENI RESUMEI 06745 - j 819269571 Disability Provisions of Federal and tistrict of Columkia Employee Retirement Systems Need Refczs. FECD-Th-M8; B-116638. July 10, 1978. 15 pp. + 9 appendices (44 pp,). Report to the Ccnqress; by Elmer B. Staats, Coaptrcller General. Issue Area: Personnel Management and Compensation (300); Personnel Map.aqement and Compensaticn: Comrensaticu (305). Contact: Federal Personnel and Coupensatiob Div. Budqet Function: income Security: Federal Implcyee Retirement and Disability 1602). Orqani-ation C cerned: Civil Service Commission; Department of the Army; i;- parttent of the Navy, repartmeat of Detense; Department of the Air Force; District cf Columbia. Conqresbionai Relevance: House Committee on Post Office and Civil Servicei Congress. Authority: P.L. 8-205. H.R. 2465 (95th Cong.). H.. 12441 (94th Conq.). Previous reports hive discussed shortcoming& n the disability p~ovisicns of Federal and District cf Columbia reti.uement proqrams. Action on recommendations made in irior reports is still needed. Findings/Cc¢clusins- The number of retirees receivinq civil service disability ansuities more than dcubled from 1970 to 1977. The Civil Service Commlssion'i (CSC's) interpretaticn of entitlement tc disability retirement is bdsed on an employee's ability to perform specific functions, and employees are not obligated to accept reassignairt. Within the civil service retirement system, earlier and mo.:e generous retirement benefits are authorized for federal law enforcement and firefiqhter personnel. The costs cf Frcvidinq early retirement benefits under the special netiremevt policy are over 50- qreater than they would be for rcqula: cptional retirement. Seven retirement systems cover most cde-.ai perscnne! and there is wide variation in the disability previsions ct these systems. The District of Columbia policy and fireven's retirement system permits members to retire on disability for service-conEctad disability or after 5 years for other disabilities. Cptional rutirement benefits under this system are among the best in the ccuntry, but most of the personnel have retired under the system's Agqravation clause. Recomsemdaticns: The Congress should: .nact leqislation that will encourage retention of potentialli productive employees uader the civil service system; revise this system's definition of eccccmic recovery to preclude disability retirees from retainiDg annuities if they are earning more than the current pay for their icruer jobs& study and leqislate a resolution to the issue of using Federal tax returns to verify reported income; reevaluate the need to continue the special retirement policy, and it it is needed, reevaluate eliqibility criteria; establish an overall Federal retirement policy; and anact leqislation sakinr, nev faderal perscnael in

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