119-HR491
Equal COLA Act
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 491
1. Short title2. Increase in COLA for FERS annuities1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the "Equal COLA Act".
2. Increase in COLA for FERS annuities
(a) In general - Paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of section 8462 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
(1) - Except as provided in subsection (c), effective December 1 of each year, each annuity payable from the Fund having a commencing date not later than such December 1 shall be increased by the percent change in the price index for the base quarter of such year over the price index for the base quarter of the preceding year in which an adjustment under this subsection was made, adjusted to the nearest of 1 percent.
(b) Application - The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to—
(1) - any cost-of-living adjustment under section 8462 of title 5, United States Code, made after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(2) - any annuity covered by such section commencing before, on, or after such date.