text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
  
      (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Administrative Law 
  Judges Retirement Act of 2003''.
      (b) References.--Whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in 
  terms of an amendment to a section or other provision, the reference 
  shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 
  5, United States Code.
  
  SEC. 2. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
  
      (a) Definition.--Section 8331 of title 5, United States Code, is 
  amended--
              (1) in paragraph (27), by striking ``and'' at the end;
              (2) in paragraph (28), by striking the period and inserting 
          ``; and''; and
              (3) by adding at the end the following:
              ``(29) `administrative law judge' means an administrative 
          law judge appointed under section 3105 or a similar prior 
          provision of law.''.
      (b) Deductions, Contributions, and Deposits.--Section 8334 is 
  amended--
              (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a)(1), by striking 
          ``or nuclear materials courier,'' and inserting ``nuclear 
          materials courier, or administrative law judge,'';
              (2) in the second sentence of subsection (a)(1), by 
          striking the period and inserting the following: ``; however, 
          the amount to be contributed under this sentence with respect 
          to service performed as an administrative law judge after the 
          effective date of the Administrative Law Judges Retirement Act 
          of 2003 shall be the amount equal to the product of basic pay 
          paid for that service multiplied by the percentage that is 1 
          percentage point less than the percentage applicable under 
          subsection (c).''; and
              (3) in subsection (c), by adding after the item relating to 
          a nuclear materials courier the following:
  
   
   
   
  ``Administrative law judge..............  5......................  June 11, 1947, to June 30, 1948.
                                            6......................  July 1, 1948, to October 31, 1956.
                                            6.5....................  November 1, 1956, to December 31, 1969.
                                            7......................  January 1, 1970, to December 31, 1998.
                                            7.25...................  January 1, 1999, to December 31, 1999.
                                            7.4....................  January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2000.
                                            7......................  January 1, 2001, to (but not including) the
                                                                      effective date of the Administrative Law
                                                                      Judges Retirement Act of 2003.
                                            8......................  The effective date of the Administrative Law
                                                                      Judges Retirement Act of 2003 and
                                                                      thereafter.''.
   
  
      (c) Immediate Retirement.--Section 8336 is amended by adding at the 
  end the following:
      ``(q) An administrative law judge who is separated from the service 
  after completing 10 years of service as an administrative law judge and 
  becoming 55 years of age is entitled to an annuity. An administrative 
  law judge who is separated from the service voluntarily after 
  completing 10 years of service as an administrative law judge but 
  before becoming 55 years of age is entitled to a reduced annuity. An 
  administrative law judge is entitled to an annuity if such judge would 
  be entitled to an annuity under subsection (d) (taking into account any 
  amendments deemed to be in effect with respect thereto) if such 
  subsection were applied by substituting `5' for `25 years of service or 
  after becoming 50 years of age and completing 20', and the reference to 
  `removal for cause on charges of misconduct or delinquency' in 
  paragraph (1) thereof were considered to refer to a removal under 
  section 1215, 7521, or 7532.''.
      (d) Computation of Annuity.--Section 8339 is amended--
              (1) in subsection (f), by striking ``(r), and (s)'' and 
          inserting ``(r), (s), and (v)'';
              (2) in the first sentence of subsection (h), by striking 
          ``subsections (a), (b), (d)(5), and (f) of this section for an 
          employee retiring under section 8336(d), (h), (j), or (o) of 
          this title'' and inserting ``subsections (a), (b), (d)(5), (f), 
          and (v) for an employee retiring under section 8336(d), (h), 
          (j), or (o), or the second sentence of section 8336(q),'';
              (3) in subsection (i), by striking ``(r), or (s)'' and 
          inserting ``(r), (s), or (v)''; and
              (4) by adding at the end the following:
      ``(v) The annuity of an employee retiring under section 8336(q) is 
  computed under such provisions of this section as would (but for this 
  subsection) otherwise apply, except that, with respect to such 
  employee's--
              ``(1) service as an administrative law judge; and
              ``(2) military service not exceeding 5 years;
  such employee's annuity is computed by multiplying 2\1/2\ percent of 
  such employee's average pay by the years of that service.''.
      (e) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--(1) Sections 8337(a) and 
  8339(g) are amended by striking ``or (s)'' each place it appears and 
  inserting ``(s), or (v)''.
      (2) Subsections (j), (k)(1), (l), and (m) of section 8339, 
  subsections (b)(1) and (d) of section 8341, and section 8344(a)(A) are 
  amended by striking ``and (s)'' each place it appears and inserting 
  ``(s), and (v)''.
      (3) Subsections (j)(3) (in the matter before subparagraph (A)), 
  (j)(5)(C)(iii), and (k)(2)(C) of section 8339 and section 8343a(c) are 
  amended by striking ``and (q)'' each place it appears and inserting 
  ``(q), and (v)''.
  
  SEC. 3. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT 
                SYSTEM.
  
      (a) Definition.--Section 8401 is amended--
              (1) in paragraph (33), by striking ``and'' at the end;
              (2) in paragraph (34), by striking the period and inserting 
          ``; and''; and
              (3) by adding at the end the following:
              ``(35) `administrative law judge' means an administrative 
          law judge appointed under section 3105 or a similar prior 
          provision of law.''.
      (b) Immediate Retirement.--Section 8412 is amended by adding at the 
  end the following:
      ``(i) An administrative law judge who is separated from the service 
  after completing 10 years of service as an administrative law judge and 
  becoming 55 years of age is entitled to an annuity.''.
      (c) Early Retirement.--Section 8414 is amended by adding at the end 
  the following:
      ``(e) An administrative law judge who is separated from the service 
  voluntarily after completing 10 years of service as an administrative 
  law judge but before becoming 55 years of age is entitled to a reduced 
  annuity. An administrative law judge is entitled to an annuity if such 
  judge would be entitled to an annuity under subsection (b) (taking into 
  account any amendments deemed to be in effect with respect thereto) if 
  such subsection were applied by substituting `5 years of service' for 
  `25 years of service, or after becoming 50 years of age and completing 
  20 years of service,', and the reference to `removal for cause on 
  charges of misconduct or delinquency' in paragraph (1)(A) thereof were 
  considered to refer to a removal under section 1215, 7521, or 7532.''.
      (d) Computation of Annuity.--Section 8415 is amended--
              (1) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ``or air traffic 
          controller.'' and inserting ``air traffic controller, or 
          administrative law judge (with respect to any service as to 
          which the percentage set forth in the first sentence of 
          subsection (l) applies).''; and
              (2) by adding at the end the following:
      ``(l) The annuity of an employee retiring under section 8412(i) or 
  8414(e) is computed under such provisions of this section as would (but 
  for this subsection) otherwise apply, except that, with respect to such 
  employee's--
              ``(1) service as an administrative law judge; and
              ``(2) military service not exceeding 5 years;
  such employee's annuity is computed by multiplying 1\7/10\ percent of 
  such employee's average pay by the years of that service. The annuity 
  computed under this section for an employee retiring under the first 
  sentence of section 8414(e) is reduced by \1/6\ of 1 percent for each 
  full month the employee is under 55 years of age at the date of 
  separation.''.
      (e) Deductions From Pay.--Section 8422(a)(3) is amended by adding 
  after the item relating to a nuclear materials courier the following:
  
   
   
   
  ``Administrative law judge..............  7......................  January 1, 1987, to December 31, 1998.
                                            7.25...................  January 1, 1999, to December 31, 1999.
                                            7.4....................  January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2000.
                                            7......................  January 1, 2001, to (but not including) the
                                                                      effective date of the Administrative Law
                                                                      Judges Retirement Act of 2003.
                                            8......................  The effective date of the Administrative Law
                                                                      Judges Retirement Act of 2003 and
                                                                      thereafter.''.
   
  
      (f) Government Contributions.--Section 8423 is amended--
              (1) in subsection (a)(1)(B)(i), by striking ``and employees 
          under sections 302 and 303 of the Central Intelligence Agency 
          Retirement Act, multiplied by'' and inserting ``employees under 
          sections 302 and 303 of the Central Intelligence Agency 
          Retirement Act, and administrative law judges, multiplied by'';
              (2) by amending paragraph (2) of subsection (a) to read as 
          follows:
      ``(2) In determining any normal-cost percentage to be applied under 
  this subsection--
              ``(A) amounts provided for under section 8422 shall be 
          taken into account; and
              ``(B) amounts provided by or for administrative law judges 
          under subchapter III of chapter 83 (including sections 8334 and 
          8348, and whether provided before, on, or after the effective 
          date of this subparagraph) shall, to the extent they exceed the 
          normal cost of the benefits which are (i) provided for under 
          subchapter III of chapter 83, and (ii) attributable to service 
          performed as an administrative law judge (within the meaning of 
          such subchapter), be taken into account as if they had been 
          provided by or for administrative law judges under this 
          chapter.''; and
              (3) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ``administrative law 
          judges,'' after ``military reserve technicians,'' each place it 
          appears.
  
  SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.
  
      (a) Effective Date.--This Act and the amendments made by this Act 
  shall take effect as of the first day of the first pay period beginning 
  on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
      (b) Applicability.--Nothing in this Act shall be considered to 
  apply with respect to any annuity entitlement to which is based on a 
  separation from service occurring before the effective date of this 
  Act.
target: Administrative Law Judges Retirement Act of 2003 - Sets forth separate provisions governing Government and employee contributions, annuity eligibility requirements (ten years of service and age 55), early retirement, and annuity computation (2.5 percent and 1.7 percent, respectively, of average pay for each year of service) for administrative law judges under the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees' Retirement System.
feat_title: To enhance the terms of the retirement annuities of administrative law judges.