text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Air Traffic Supervisor Retirement 
  Reform Act of 1995''.
  
  SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.
  
      (a) Civil Service Retirement System.--Section 8331 of title 5, 
  United States Code, is amended--
              (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (25);
              (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (26) and 
          inserting ``; and''; and
              (3) by adding at the end the following:
              ``(27) `air traffic controller' or `controller' means--
                      ``(A) a controller within the meaning of section 
                  2109(1); and
                      ``(B) a civilian employee of the Department of 
                  Transportation or the Department of Defense holding a 
                  supervisory, managerial, executive, technical, 
                  semiprofessional, or professional position for which 
                  experience as a controller (within the meaning of 
                  section 2109(1)) is a prerequisite.''
      (b) Federal Employees' Retirement System.--Section 8401 of title 5, 
  United States Code, is amended--
              (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (31);
              (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (32) and 
          inserting ``; and''; and
              (3) by adding at the end the following:
              ``(33) `air traffic controller' or `controller' means--
                      ``(A) a controller within the meaning of section 
                  2109(1); and
                      ``(B) a civilian employee of the Department of 
                  Transportation or the Department of Defense holding a 
                  supervisory, managerial, executive, technical, 
                  semiprofessional, or professional position for which 
                  experience as a controller (within the meaning of 
                  section 2109(1)) is a prerequisite.''
  
  SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; OTHER PROVISIONS.
  
      (a) Effective Date.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), this Act 
  and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 60th day 
  after the date of enactment of this Act.
      (b) Treatment of Pre-Effective Date Service.--
              (1) Employee contributions.--
                      (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (C), upon 
                  application to the Office of Personnel Management, any 
                  service to which this subsection applies shall, for 
                  purposes of chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United States 
                  Code, as applicable, be treated in the same way as if 
                  the amendments made by this Act had been in effect when 
                  such service was rendered.
                      (B) Service to which this subsection applies.--This 
                  subsection applies with respect to any service as a 
                  controller, within the meaning of section 8331(27)(B) 
                  or 8401(33)(B) of title 5, United States Code (as 
                  amended by this Act), performed before the effective 
                  date of this Act.
                      (C) Requirements.--
                              (i) Deposit requirement.--Subparagraph (A) 
                          shall not apply with respect to any service 
                          unless there is deposited into the Civil 
                          Service Retirement and Disability Fund, with 
                          interest, an amount equal to the amount by 
                          which--
                                      (I) the deductions from pay which 
                                  would have been required for such 
                                  service had the amendments made by this 
                                  Act been in effect when such service 
                                  was rendered, exceeds
                                      (II) the deductions or deposits 
                                  actually made, under section 8334 or 
                                  8422 of title 5, United States Code, as 
                                  applicable, with respect to such 
                                  service.
                              (ii) Status at time of application.--This 
                          paragraph shall not apply with respect to any 
                          individual who is not serving as a controller, 
                          within the meaning of either provision cited in 
                          subparagraph (B), on the date on which an 
                          application under this paragraph is made with 
                          respect to any service of such individual.
                      (D) Certification.--For purposes of chapter 83 or 
                  84 of title 5, United States Code, the Office shall 
                  accept the certification of the Secretary of 
                  Transportation or the Secretary of Defense, as the case 
                  may be, concerning the service of, and the amount of 
                  compensation received by, an individual with respect to 
                  any service for which an application under this 
                  paragraph is made.
              (2) Government contributions.--Not later than 90 days after 
          the full deposit required under paragraph (1) with respect to 
          an individual has been paid, the agency that employed such 
          individual during the period of service to which such deposit 
          relates shall pay into the Civil Service Retirement and 
          Disability Fund, with interest, an amount equal to the amount 
          by which--
                      (A) the Government contributions which would have 
                  been required to have been paid into the Fund for such 
                  service had the amendments made by this Act been in 
                  effect when such service was rendered, exceeds
                      (B) the Government contributions actually made, 
                  under section 8334 or 8423 of title 5, United States 
                  Code, as applicable, with respect to such service.
              (3) Regulations.--The Office shall prescribe such 
          regulations as may be necessary to carry out this subsection, 
          including provisions relating to the time and manner in which 
          any application or deposit shall be made, and how any interest 
          shall be computed.
      (c) Mandatory Separation.--Nothing in section 8335(a) or 8425(a) of 
  title 5, United States Code, shall be considered to require the 
  separation of an individual from a position as a controller (within the 
  meaning of section 8331(27)(B) or section 8401(33)(B) of title 5, 
  United States Code, as amended by this Act) if such individual was 
  first appointed to any such position before the effective date of this 
  Act.
target: Air Traffic Supervisor Retirement Reform Act of 1995 - Provides that service performed by certain civilian employees of the Departments of Transportation or of Defense holding specified positions for which experience as an air traffic controller is a prerequisite (air traffic second-level supervisors and managers) shall be creditable for retirement under the Civil Service and Federal Employees' Retirement Systems.
feat_title: Air Traffic Supervisor Retirement Reform Act of 1995