This bill provides for the correction of retirement coverage errors for federal employees who have been placed in the wrong federal retirement system. Many of these retirement coverage errors occurred between 1984, when the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) was closed to new entrants, and 1987, when the Federal Employees’ Retirement System (FERS) was created.

S. 1232 was introduced by Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS) and Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HI) on June 17, 1999 and was referred to the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee. On June 21, 1999, the bill was referred to the Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services. On July 16, 1999 the Subcommittee favorably reported S. 1232 by polling letter to the full Committee. On August 3, 1999 the Committee ordered the bill reported by unanimous voice vote. A written report (S. Rept. 106-178) on S. 1232 was filed on October 8, 1999. The bill was placed on the Senate legislative calendar on October 8, 1999 and passed the Senate by unanimous consent on November 3, 1999.

Related legislation in the House of Representative, H.R. 416, introduced by Congressman Joe Scarborough (R-FL), passed the House on March 23, 1999. H.R. 416 is currently pending before the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

House and Senate sponsors of the respective legislation are currently in discussions regarding a compromise bill.

Senate cosponsors for S. 1232 are