National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 Technical Corrections Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9654 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9654

   To amend the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government
Improvement Act of 1997 to treat domestic partnerships as marriage for
purposes of the program of benefits paid by the Federal Government for
  survivors of a District of Columbia police officer, firefighter, or
    teacher in the same manner and to the same extent that domestic
  partnerships are treated as marriage for purposes of such benefits
 which are paid by the District of Columbia, to conform the age limit
  after which a surviving spouse of a police officer, firefighter, or
teacher may remarry without losing survivor benefits under such program
   to the age limit established with respect to survivor benefits of
               Federal employees, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 2026

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL

   To amend the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government
Improvement Act of 1997 to treat domestic partnerships as marriage for
purposes of the program of benefits paid by the Federal Government for
  survivors of a District of Columbia police officer, firefighter, or
    teacher in the same manner and to the same extent that domestic
  partnerships are treated as marriage for purposes of such benefits
 which are paid by the District of Columbia, to conform the age limit
  after which a surviving spouse of a police officer, firefighter, or
teacher may remarry without losing survivor benefits under such program
   to the age limit established with respect to survivor benefits of
               Federal employees, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Capital Revitalization and
Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 Technical Corrections Act of
2026''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF PROGRAM OF BENEFITS PAID BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
              FOR SURVIVORS OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA POLICE OFFICERS,
              FIREFIGHTERS, AND TEACHERS.

    (a) Coverage of Surviving Domestic Partners Under Same Terms and
Conditions for Benefits Paid Under District of Columbia Retirement
Programs.--Section 11012 of the National Capital Revitalization and
Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 (sec. 1-803.02, D.C. Official
Code) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Coverage of Domestic Partners.--
            ``(1) Coverage.--For purposes of subsection (a), the
        determination of the entitlement of an individual to a benefit
        payment under a District Retirement Program shall be made as if
        the amendments made by section 32 of the Omnibus Domestic
        Partnership Equality Amendment Act of 2008 (D.C. Law 17-231)
        and the amendments made by section 2 of the Teachers, Police,
        and Firefighters Retirement Benefits Amendment Act of 2018
        (D.C. Law 22-215) had taken effect prior to the freeze date.
            ``(2) Exclusion of unrelated provisions.--Paragraph (1)
        does not apply to the amendments made by subsections (b) and
        (e) of section 2 of the Teachers, Police, and Firefighters
        Retirement Benefits Amendment Act of 2018.''.
    (b) Application of Same Age Limit for Termination of Benefits by
Reason of Remarriage Under Federal Employee Retirement Programs.--
            (1) Individuals covered by district retirement program.--
        Section 11012 of such Act (sec. 1-803.02, D.C. Official Code),
        as amended by subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end
        the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Application of Age Limit Under Federal Employee Retirement
Programs for Termination of Survivor Benefit by Reason of Remarriage.--
            ``(1) Limitation on termination of benefit on grounds of
        remarriage.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes
        of subsection (a), the entitlement of an individual to a
        benefit payment under a District Retirement Program shall be
        determined as if, prior to the freeze date, the entitlement to
        the benefit payment under the Program did not terminate by
        reason of the remarriage of the individual.
            ``(2) Exception for survivors remarried before becoming 55
        years of age.--Paragraph (1) does not apply if the individual
        remarried before becoming 55 years of age, unless the
        individual was married for at least 30 years to the individual
        on whose service the benefit payment is based.''.
            (2) Special rule for survivors of judges.--Section 11-
        1568(c), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended in the
        matter following paragraph (3) by striking ``fifty-five years
        of age'' and inserting ``fifty-five years of age, unless the
        widow or widower was married to the judge for at least 30
        years''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 11003(6) of such Act (sec. 1-
801.02(6), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ``section
11012(e) and (f)'' and inserting ``section 11012(e), (f), (g), and
(h)''.

SEC. 3. ANNUITY DEPOSIT FOR CERTAIN SERVICE UNDER DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
              RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

    Section 1905(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 5 U.S.C. 8332 note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Qualifying'' and
        inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (4), qualifying'';
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Service deposit.--
                    ``(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), the qualifying
                District of Columbia service of any individual who
                makes a deposit under this paragraph shall be taken
                into account for purposes of computing the amount of
                any benefit payable out of the Civil Service Retirement
                and Disability Fund under section 8348 of title 5,
                United States Code.
                    ``(B) Any individual--
                            ``(i) who, pursuant to this section, has
                        qualifying District of Columbia service
                        included in calculating the individual's
                        creditable service under section 8332, of title
                        5, United States Code, may deposit an amount
                        equal to the product of the basic pay received
                        for that qualifying service multiplied by the
                        applicable percentage, or percentages, in
                        section 8334(c) of such title, plus interest
                        (computed in accordance with section 8334(e) of
                        such title); or
                            ``(ii) who, pursuant to this section, has
                        qualifying District of Columbia service
                        included in calculating the individual's
                        creditable service under section 8411 of such
                        title may deposit an amount equal to 1.3
                        percent of basic pay received for that
                        qualifying service, plus interest (computed in
                        accordance with section 8334(e) of such title).
                    ``(C) For the purpose of survivor annuities,
                deposits authorized by this paragraph may be made by a
                survivor of an individual described in subparagraph
                (B)(i) or (B)(ii).
                    ``(D) Any deposit made under this paragraph shall
                be credited to the Civil Service Retirement and
                Disability Fund.
                    ``(E) The Office of Personnel Management shall
                issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out
                this paragraph.''.
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