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GAO-20-137R 1 (2019-12-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaeaja0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 December 18, 2019 The Honorable Cindy Hyde-Smith Chairman The Honorable Christopher Murphy Ranking Member Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Committee on Appropriations United States Senate The Honorable Tim Ryan Chairman The Honorable Jaime Herrera Beutler Ranking Member Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives CAPITOL POLICE: Potential Effects of Raising the Mandatory Retirement Age Federal law generally requires federal law enforcement officers (LEOs) to separate from their LEO positions at the age of 57 if they have completed 20 years of service; however, agency heads may exempt officers from this requirement up to age 60 if they determine the public interest so requires. These mandatory separation provisions are commonly referred to as mandatory retirement age requirements. The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) is a legislative branch agency comprised of more than 2,300 officers and civilian employees, and has an annual budget of approximately $450 million. USCP officers,' although not included in the definition of LEOs, are subject to similar mandatory retirement age requirements under the Capitol Police Retirement Act.2 Over the past decade, USCP has approved multiple temporary blanket waivers that have in practice raised the mandatory retirement age to age 60 for USCP officers during certain periods of time. USCP's current temporary blanket waiver was instituted in October 2017 and is set to expire in September 2020. 'Throughout this report, we refer to USCP sworn members as officers. 2See Pub. L. No. 101-428, 104 Stat. 928 (1990). Subsequently, under separate legislation, USCP's Hazardous Materials Response Team technicians (operational civilian personnel) were given LEO-equivalent retirement benefits under FERS, and also were made subject to the mandatory retirement age. See Pub. L. No. 108-83, § 1004, 117 Stat. 1007, 1022-23 (2003). GAO-20-137R Capitol Police Mandatory Retirement Age Page 1

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