Federal Retirement Safety Act

This bill changes the rules for federal employees and Members of Congress in the two federal retirement systems who ask for a lump-sum payment of their retirement contributions. Normally, a spouse or former spouse must be notified and must consent. Under this bill, the Office of Personnel Management could waive the notice requirement, and allow payment without consent where a court order permits, if the employee shows the spouse or former spouse committed a domestic violence crime against them and that notice or consent would put someone's safety at risk. A written self-certification of domestic violence within the year before the application would meet this standard. The Office must issue rules within one year, and the changes take effect one year after the bill becomes law.

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Sponsors

• Joe Neguse Democrat sponsor
• 8 cosponsors