Title 1, Government Organization.

Any civil action by an individual with respect to a Federal benefit payment under this chapter shall be commenced within 180 days of a final benefit determination. Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, any civil action for breach of the contract or any other viola…

The provisions of § 664 of Title 18, United States Code (relating to theft or embezzlement from employee benefit plans), shall apply to the Trust Fund and the Federal Supplemental Fund.

There is established on the books of the Treasury the District of Columbia Teachers, Police Officers, and Firefighters Federal Pension Fund (hereafter referred to as the “D.C. Federal Pension Fund”), consisting of the following: (1) The assets transferred pursuant to § 1-817.03. …

Amounts in the D.C. Federal Pension Fund shall be used: (1) To make Federal benefit payments under this chapter; (2) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, to cover the reasonable and necessary administrative expenses incurred by any person in administering the D.C. Federal P…

Effective October 1, 2004, all obligations to make Federal benefit payments shall be transferred from the Trust Fund to the D.C. Federal Pension Fund. Effective October 1, 2004, all assets of the Trust Fund and all assets of the Federal Supplemental Fund as of such date shall be …

At the end of each fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 2005), the Secretary shall promptly pay into the D.C. Federal Pension Fund from the general fund of the Treasury an amount equal to the annual amortization amount for the year (which may not be less than zero). For purpos…

The Secretary shall select a Pension Fund Trustee to carry out the responsibilities and duties specified in this subchapter in accordance with the contract described in subsection (b) of this section. The Secretary shall enter into a contract with the Pension Fund Trustee to prov…

The following provisions of this chapter shall apply with respect to the D.C. Federal Pension Fund in the same manner as such provisions applied with respect to the Trust Fund prior to October 1, 2004: (1) Section 1-805.03(b) (relating to the repayment by the District Government …

The Secretary, Trustee, and District Government shall carry out responsibilities under this chapter and under the contract in a manner which promotes the cost-effective and efficient administration of benefit payments under the District Retirement Programs, and in a manner which …

As soon as practicable after August 5, 1997, the Secretary shall enter into a contract with an independent consultant to conduct a study of actuarial alternatives for financing the federal obligations assumed under this chapter, together with an analysis of the impact of each alt…

The Secretary is authorized to issue regulations to implement, interpret, administer and carry out the purposes of this chapter, and, in the Secretary’s discretion, those regulations may have retroactive effect.

This chapter supersedes any provision of the Reform Act inconsistent with this chapter and the regulations thereunder. Except as otherwise specifically provided, nothing in this chapter may be construed to affect the application of any provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 19…

Federal obligations for benefits under this chapter are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States.

If any provision of this chapter, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this chapter, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not…

Sections 1-805.03 , 1-807.02(b)(2) , 1-807.03(d) , and 1-809.01 shall apply to the administration of the District of Columbia Judges Retirement Fund established under § 1-714, the District of Columbia Judicial Retirement and Survivors Annuity Fund established under § 11-1570, and…

(a) The Council of the District of Columbia finds the following: (1) When the federal government established separate retirement funds for police officers, fire fighters, and teachers, and established a retirement board with responsibility for managing these retirement funds, it …

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Covered District employee” or “participant” means a teacher of the District of Columbia public schools, a member of the Metropolitan Police Department, or a member of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department. It does not …

(a) The Police Officers and Fire Fighters’ Retirement Fund shall continue in existence and shall be the fund into which the following deposits shall be made, which shall constitute the assets of the fund: (1) Any employee contribution amount paid after June 30, 1997, to the Retir…

(a) The Teachers’ Retirement Fund shall continue in existence and shall be the fund into which the following deposits shall be made, which shall constitute the assets of the fund: (1) Any employee contribution amount paid to the Retirement Board pursuant to subchapter II of Chapt…

(a) The Retirement Board shall be the custodian of the assets of the Funds and shall manage and invest the assets in accordance with the Retirement Reform Act and this chapter. (b) The assets of the Funds shall be kept separate from other monies that may be under the control of t…

(a) The Retirement Board shall determine the amount of any payments for annuities or other retirement or disability benefits (including refunds and lump-sum payments) required to be made from the trust assets of the Police Officers and Fire Fighters’ Retirement Fund or the Teache…

(a) Effective October 1, 1997, until the transfer of the assets required by the Retirement Protection Act is implemented, the Retirement Board shall make disbursements to the District government, or other entity as may be directed by the Secretary of the Treasury, from the trust …

(a) The examination performed by the independent qualified public accountant engaged pursuant to § 1-732(a)(3)(A) shall be conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall involve such tests of the books and records of the Funds and the Retirement Prog…

The replacement plan governing retirement and disability for service and benefits accrued after June 30, 1997, for covered District employees shall be the retirement program in effect for covered District employees as of June 30, 1997.

Eligibility and the calculation of the amount of the benefit payment for covered District employees for service accrued after June 30, 1997, shall be determined in accordance with the retirement program applicable to covered District employees in effect as of June 30, 1997 (excep…

The replacement plan described in § 1-905.01 shall be deemed a “governmental plan” as defined in section 414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 , approved October 22, 1986 (100 Stat. 2085; 26 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.) (“Internal Revenue Code”), which is intended to qualify under s…

(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the assets of the Funds may not be invested in the following:. (1) Interest-bearing bonds, notes, bills, or certificates of indebtedness of the government of the District of Columbia, the government of the Commonwealth of …

(a) Each fiscal year, the District shall insure that a sufficient amount is appropriated for each separate fund comprising the Funds, as the District of Columbia payment to the appropriate separate fund comprising the Funds, which shall be equal to, or greater than, the amount ca…

(a)(1) When specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Retirement Board shall engage an enrolled actuary, who may be the enrolled actuary engaged pursuant to § 1-732(a)(4)(A), to make the following determinations as of a specified date on the basis of the entry age normal…

(a) As a part of the actuarial report presented to the Retirement Board, the actuary shall prepare an actuarial statement. The statement shall contain: (1) The dates of the fiscal year and the most recent actuarial valuation; (2) The total amount of the contributions made by part…

Upon a request of the Retirement Board, he Mayor, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chairman of the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board, the President of the Board of Education, or their successors, shall furnish to the Retirement Board information with respect to ret…

(a)(1) Effective October 1, 1997, each member of the Retirement Board shall, within 90 days of his election or appointment, as the case may be, and not later than April 30th of each year thereafter, submit, as a member of the Retirement Board, to the Mayor and the Council a perso…

(a) The Retirement Board shall publish an annual report for each fiscal year with respect to each retirement program and separate fund comprising the Funds to which this chapter applies. The report shall be filed with the Mayor and the Council in accordance with subsection (c) of…

(a)(1) The Retirement Board shall furnish to participants and beneficiaries a summary plan description of the Retirement Program for service and benefits accrued after June 30, 1997, pursuant to § 1-909.04(b). The summary plan description shall include the information specified i…

(a) The Retirement Board shall furnish the Mayor and the Council, upon request, any documents relating to the retirement program or the Funds, including trust agreements, contracts, or other instruments under which the Funds are operated. (b) A copy of the summary plan descriptio…

(a) The Retirement Board and the Mayor shall make copies of the summary plan descriptions and annual reports available for public inspection in an appropriate location. (b) The Retirement Board shall make reasonably available to participants for public examination in the Retireme…

(a) The Retirement Board shall furnish to any participant or beneficiary who so requests in writing a statement indicating, on the basis of the latest available information: (1) The total benefits accrued; and (2) The nonforfeitable retirement benefits, if any, that have accrued,…

The Retirement Board shall maintain records on the matters required to be disclosed under this subchapter, which shall provide in sufficient detail the necessary basic information and data from which the required documents may be verified, explained, or clarified, and checked for…

Whoever willfully violates any provision of any section of this subchapter (other than § 1-909.06), or any regulation or order issued under those provisions, shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both, except that for a violation by a perso…

(a)(1)(A) Each fiduciary of a separate fund comprising the Funds established by this chapter and each person who handles funds or other property of the Funds (“Funds Official”) shall be bonded as provided in this section, except that no bond shall be required of a fiduciary (or o…

(a) A civil action may be brought: (1) By a participant or beneficiary: (A) For the relief provided for in subsection (b) of this section; or (B) To recover benefits due to him under the terms of his retirement program, to enforce his rights under the terms of the retirement prog…

For fraud or concealment, an action may be commenced under this chapter not later than 6 years after the date of discovery of a breach or violation. Otherwise, no action may be commenced under this chapter with respect to a fiduciary’s breach of any responsibility, duty, or oblig…

Benefits of the retirement programs provided for in this chapter shall not be assigned or alienated, except to the extent expressly permitted by this chapter or by another applicable law and with respect to a domestic relations order that substantially meets all of the requiremen…

(a) The provisions of this chapter supersede any provisions of other law which are inconsistent with this chapter and the regulations thereunder. (b) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to alter or amend in any way the provisions of existing laws relating to the program of an…

(a) Notwithstanding § 1-711(a), the Mayor, the Chief Financial Officer, the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board, and the Board of Education, or their successors, shall continue to discharge their respective duties under the retirement programs until the Retirement Bo…

In the District of Columbia electors of President and Vice President of the United States, the Delegate to the House of Representatives, the members of the State Board of Education, the members of the Council of the District of Columbia, the Attorney General for the District of C…