An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, with respect to the retirement of certain law enforcement and firefighter personnel, and for other purposes

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An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, with respect to the retirement of certain law enforcement and firefighter personnel, and for other purposes

An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, with respect to the retirement of certain law enforcement and firefighter personnel, and for other purposes

Act Details

An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, with respect to the retirement of certain law enforcement and firefighter personnel, and for other purposes was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1973-07-16 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 93 United States Congress by Frank James Brasco in relation with: Crime and law enforcement, Fire fighters, Fires, Law enforcement officers.

An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, with respect to the retirement of certain law enforcement and firefighter personnel, and for other purposes became law (1) in the United States on 1974-07-12

It was referred to the following Committee(s): (2)

House Post Office and Civil Service (HSPO)
Senate Post Office and Civil Service (SSPO)

Frank James Brasco, member of the US congress
Frank James Brasco, Democrat, Representative from New York, district 11

The proposal had the following cosponsors:

Louis Bafalis, Republican, Representative, from Florida, district 10
Dominick Vincent Daniels, Democrat, Representative, from New Jersey, district 14
Elwood Haynes Hillis, Republican, Representative, from Indiana, district 5
Lawrence Joseph Hogan, Republican, Representative, from Maryland, district 5
John Joseph Moakley, Democrat, Representative, from Massachusetts, district 9
Jerome Russell Waldie, Democrat, Representative, from California, district 14
Charles Herbert Wilson, Democrat, Representative, from California, district 31

Act Overview

  • Number: 9281 (3)
  • Official Title as Introduced: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, with respect to the retirement of certain law enforcement and firefighter personnel, and for other purposes (4)
  • Date First Introduced: 1973-07-16
  • Sponsor Name: Charles Herbert Wilson
  • Assignment Process: See Committe Assignments (5)
  • Latest Major Activity/Action: Enacted
  • Date Enacted (signed, in general (6), by President): 1974-07-12
  • Type: hr (7)
  • Main Topic: Crime and law enforcement
  • Related Bills: (8)

    hres547-93, Reason: rule, Type: bill

  • Summary of An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, with respect to the retirement of certain law enforcement and firefighter personnel, and for other purposes: Govtrack. Authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress.
  • Primary Source: Congress Website

Text of the An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, with respect to the retirement of certain law enforcement and firefighter personnel, and for other purposes

Provides that the head of any agency may with the concurrence of such agent as the President may designate determine and fix the minimum and maximum limits of age within which an original appointment may be made to a position as a law enforcement officer or firefighter. Provides that basic pay of law enforcement officers shall include premium pay as defined on an annual basis. Defines “law enforcement officer” and “firefighter” for the purposes of this Act. Provides that seven and one-half percent of the basic pay of law enforcement officers and firefighters shall be deducted and withheld toward retirement. Provides that law enforcement officers and firefighters eligible for retirement shall be separated at age fifty-five or after twenty years of service if over that age unless exempted until age sixty by an agency head and that they shall be entitled to an annuity of a specified amount.

Act Notes

  • [Note 1] An Act (like An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, with respect to the retirement of certain law enforcement and firefighter personnel, and for other purposes) or a resolution cannot become a law in the United States until it has been approved (passed) in identical form by both the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as signed by the President (but see (5)). If the two bodys of the Congress versions of an Act are not identical, one of the bodies might decide to take a further vote to adopt the bill (see more about the Congress process here). An Act may be pass in identical form with or without amendments and with or without conference. (see more about Enrollment).
  • [Note 2] Proposals are referred to committees for preliminary consideration, then debated, amended, and passed (or rejected) by the full House or Senate. To prevent endless shuttling of bills between the House and Senate, bills like An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, with respect to the retirement of certain law enforcement and firefighter personnel, and for other purposes are referred to joint committees made up of members of both houses.
  • [Note 3] For more information regarding this legislative proposal, go to THOMAS, select “Bill Number,” search on (An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, with respect to the retirement of certain law enforcement and firefighter personnel, and for other purposes)
  • [Note 4] A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, with respect to the retirement of certain law enforcement and firefighter personnel, and for other purposes. The current official title of a bill is always present, assigned at introduction (for example, in this case, on 1973-07-16) and can be revised any time. This type of titles are sentences.
  • [Note 5] The Act is referred to the appropriate committee by the Speaker of any of the two Houses. Bills are placed on the calendar of the committee to which they have been assigned. See Assignment Process.
  • [Note 6] Regarding exceptions to President´s approval, a bill that is not signed (returned unsigned) by the President can still become law if at lest two thirds of each of the two bodys of the Congress votes to pass it, which is an infrequent case. See also Presidential Veto.
  • [Note 7] Legislative Proposal types can be: hr, hres, hjres, hconres, s, sres, sjres, sconres. A bill originating in the Senate is designated by the letter “S”, and a bill originating from the House of Representatives begins with “H.R.”, followed, in both cases, by its individual number which it retains throughout all its parliamentary process.
  • [Note 8] For information regarding related bill/s to An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, with respect to the retirement of certain law enforcement and firefighter personnel, and for other purposes, go to THOMAS.

Analysis

No analysis (criticism, advocacy, etc.) about An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, with respect to the retirement of certain law enforcement and firefighter personnel, and for other purposes submitted yet.

Crime and law enforcement
Fire fighters
Fires
Law enforcement officers

Further Reading

  • “How our laws are made”, Edward F Willett; Jack Brooks, Washington, U.S. G.P.O.
  • “To make all laws : the Congress of the United States, 1789-1989”, James H Hutson- Washington, Library of Congress.
  • “Bills introduced and laws enacted: selected legislative statistics, 1947-1990”, Rozanne M Barry; Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

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