S 727
· 119th Congress
· Government Operations and Politics
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act
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Dec 17, 2025
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Dec 17, 2025
floor
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Dec 17, 2025
floor
Held at the desk.
Dec 16, 2025
passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 16, 2025
passed
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8765; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S8765)
Nov 03, 2025
committee
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Nov 03, 2025
other
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 253.
Jul 30, 2025
committee
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Feb 25, 2025
introduced
Introduced in Senate
Feb 25, 2025
introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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Reported to Senate
Nov 03, 2025
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act
This bill modifies the calculation of retirement benefits for certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers.
Under current law, effective July 6, 2008, CBP officers are entitled to an enhanced retirement benefit, subject to certain mandatory retirement requirements. CBP officers who were employed as of July 6, 2008, are entitled to a transitional enhanced retirement benefit without the corresponding mandatory retirement requirements (i.e., proportional annuity).
The bill specifies that CBP officers who received a tentative offer of employment before July 6, 2008, and who started work on or after that date, are entitled to this proportional annuity. The Office of Personnel Management must correct annuity calculations for these officers, including retroactively, based on a list compiled by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS may also retroactively waive mandatory retirement requirements for these officers so that they may receive the proportional annuity.
The Government Accountability Office must report on CBP's policies and procedures related to enhanced retirement benefits.
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[S. 727 Reported in Senate (RS)]
+[S. 727 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]
<DOC>
-Calendar No. 253
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 727
-To correct the inequitable denial of enhanced retirement and annuity
-benefits to certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers.
-
_______________________________________________________________________
-IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
-
-February 25, 2025
-
-Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Hawley, and Mr. King) introduced the
-following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
-Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
-
-November 3, 2025
-
-Reported by Mr. Paul, with an amendment
-[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
-in italic]
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-A BILL
+AN ACT
To correct the inequitable denial of enhanced retirement and annuity
benefits to certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
-
-<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``U.S. Customs and Border
-Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act''.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT RELATED TO TRANSITION RULES.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (a) Defined Term.--In this section the term ``Eligible
-Individual'' means any individual who--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) received a tentative offer of employment as a
-U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer before July 6, 2008;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) entered into duty as a U.S. Customs and Border
-Protection officer on or after July 6, 2008, as a result of an
-offer described in paragraph (1).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Treatment of Eligible Individuals.--Eligible
-Individuals--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) are considered to be individuals serving as
-U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers on July 6, 2008,
-for purposes of section 535(e) of the Department of Homeland
-Security Appropriations Act, 2008 (division E of Public Law
-110-161; 121 Stat. 1844); and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) are entitled to--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) the minimum annuity amount required
-under section 535(e)(2)(C) of such Act; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) an exemption from mandatory retirement
-otherwise required under section 8425(b)(1) of title 5,
-United States Code.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (c) Implementation.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) Submission of information.--Not later than 120
-days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
-of Homeland Security shall--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) create a list of all Eligible
-Individuals;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) notify each Eligible Individual of the
-annuity correction described in subsection (b);
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (C) provide the Director of the Office of
-Personnel Management with all of the information that
-is necessary for making annuity corrections with
-respect to Eligible Individuals.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) Completion of annuity correction.--After
-receiving the information described in paragraph (1)(C), the
-Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall make the
-annuity correction described in subsection (b) with respect to
-each Eligible Individual, including a retroactive annuity
-adjustment for Eligible Individuals who retired before the date
-of the enactment of this Act.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (d) Waivers and Guidance.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) Waivers.--The Secretary of Homeland Security
-may retroactively waive the maximum entry age requirement under
-3307(g) of title 5, United States Code, to the extent
-necessary, to ensure that each Eligible Individual is eligible
-for immediate retirement with the annuity correction described
-in subsection (b).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) Guidance.--The Director of the Office of
-Personnel Management, in consultation with the Secretary of
-Homeland Security, shall issue appropriate guidance to assist
-in the implementation of the annuity correction described in
-subsection (b).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (e) Government Accountability Office.--The Comptroller
-General of the United States--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) shall review U.S. Customs and Border
-Protection (referred to in this subsection as ``CBP'') hiring
-practices, policies, and procedures related to eligibility for
-enhanced retirement benefits referred to in this section by
-assessing--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) the process for determining whether an
-employee qualifies for such benefits, including
-considering any potential factors that would make an
-employee ineligible for such enhanced retirement
-benefits;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) the internal controls used by CBP to
-ensure that all eligible employees, and only eligible
-employees, receive such enhanced retirement
-benefits;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (C) the policies regarding the use of
-employees' personnel files to ensure compliance with
-current laws governing retirement benefits;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (D) the adequacy of the training provided
-to CBP senior executives regarding human resources and
-hiring practices at CBP; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) not later than 18 months after the date of the
-enactment of this Act, shall submit a report to the Committee
-on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and
-the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
-Representatives that describes the results of the review
-conducted pursuant to paragraph (1).</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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of Representatives; and
(C) the Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform of the House of Representatives.
-Calendar No. 253
+Passed the Senate December 16, 2025.
+
+Attest:
+
+Secretary.
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
@@ -221,13 +115,7 @@
_______________________________________________________________________
-A BILL
+AN ACT
To correct the inequitable denial of enhanced retirement and annuity
benefits to certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers.
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-November 3, 2025
-
-Reported with an amendment
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