U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act
Sponsored By: Representative Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
In Committee
Summary
Corrects retirement eligibility and annuity payments for certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers. It treats people who got a tentative CBP officer offer before July 6, 2008 but began duty on or after that date as officers on July 6, 2008 for a 2008 law, securing a minimum annuity and an exemption from mandatory retirement.
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- Eligible officers and retirees will be entitled to the minimum annuity under the 2008 rule and can avoid mandatory retirement. Retirees will receive retroactive annuity adjustments.
- The Secretary of Homeland Security must list and notify eligible people and send OPM the needed information within 120 days. OPM will make the annuity corrections and issue guidance, and the Secretary may waive the maximum entry age to preserve immediate retirement eligibility.
- The Comptroller General will review CBP hiring practices, eligibility controls, personnel file use, and executive HR training and will report findings to specified congressional committees within 18 months.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Corrected retirement pay for CBP officers
If enacted, people who got a tentative CBP officer offer before July 6, 2008 and started duty on or after July 6, 2008 because of that offer would be treated as serving on July 6, 2008 for certain retirement rules. Those eligible would be entitled to the minimum annuity amount required by the 2008 law and exempt from mandatory retirement. The Secretary of Homeland Security could waive the maximum entry age so each eligible person can retire immediately and get the corrected annuity. The Secretary would have 120 days after enactment to list eligible people, notify them, and give OPM the records needed. After that, OPM would make the annuity corrections, including retroactive adjustments for people who already retired, and issue guidance with DHS.
GAO review of CBP hiring
If enacted, the Comptroller General would review CBP hiring practices tied to the retirement benefit changes in this bill. The review would check how CBP decides who qualifies, internal controls to ensure only eligible employees get benefits, policies on using personnel files for retirement law compliance, and senior executive training on HR and hiring. The Comptroller General would report the review results to three congressional committees within 18 months of enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
ME • D
Sponsored 5/15/2026
Roll Call Votes
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