Retirement Treatment for Capitol Police Hazardous Materials Response Team Members.

Sec. 1004. Retirement Treatment for Capitol Police Hazardous Materials Response Team Members. (a) Retirement Treatment.—(1) In general.—For purposes of chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, a hazardous materials response team member of the Capitol Police shall be treated as a member of the Capitol Police. (2) Application.—This subsection shall apply to periods of service performed as a hazardous materials response team member of the Capitol Police on and after December 1, 2002.(b) Treatment of Incumbents.—(1) Definitions.—In this subsection, the term—(A) “incumbent” means an individual who—(i) is first appointed as a hazardous materials response team member of the Capitol Police before the effective date of this section; and (ii) is employed as a hazardous materials response team member of the Capitol Police on that date; and (B) “prior service” means any period of service performed by an incumbent as a hazardous materials response team member of the Capitol Police before the effective date of this section. (2) Individual contributions.—(A) In general.—An incumbent shall pay with respect to prior service an amount into the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund equal to—(i) the difference between the individual contributions that were actually made for such prior service and the individual contributions that would have been made for such service if subsection (a) had then been in effect; and (ii) interest computed on the amount under clause (i) based on section 8334(e) of title 5, United States Code. (B) Effect of not contributing.—If no part of or less than the full amount required under subparagraph (A) is paid, all prior service of the incumbent shall remain fully creditable as treated under subsection (a), but the resulting annuity shall be reduced in a manner similar to that described under section 8334(d)(2) of title 5, United States Code, to the extent necessary to make up the amount unpaid. 117 STAT. 1023(3) Government contributions for prior service.—The Capitol Police shall pay with respect to prior service of each incumbent an amount into the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund equal to—(A) the difference between the Government contributions that were actually made for such prior service and the Government contributions that would have been made for such service if subsection (a) had then been in effect; and (B) interest computed on the amount under subparagraph (A) based on section 8334(e) of title 5, United States Code. (c) Effective Date.—This section shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act.