S. 727 · Where this bill is now
In the House
Passed the Senate Dec 16, 2025. Received Dec 17, 2025; no House vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryFixes retirement benefits for certain CBP officers
Customs and Border Protection officers who got a job offer before July 6, 2008, but started work after that date fell through a gap in retirement law. This bill clarifies that these officers should get the same transitional retirement benefits as those hired before the deadline. It requires the Office of Personnel Management to fix any retirement payments these officers received using the correct calculation, including going back and paying what they were owed, and allows the Department of Homeland Security to waive mandatory retirement age requirements for these officers.
How it affects you
This primarily affects a specific group of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers who experienced a timing issue with their hiring. For those affected, it means their retirement benefits will be recalculated fairly and they may receive back pay they were owed. Most other people don't see a direct effect from this technical correction.
Read the official summary (Reported to Senate, Nov 3, 2025)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act
This bill modifies the calculation of retirement benefits for certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers.
Under current law, effective July 6, 2008, CBP officers are entitled to an enhanced retirement benefit, subject to certain mandatory retirement requirements. CBP officers who were employed as of July 6, 2008, are entitled to a transitional enhanced retirement benefit without the corresponding mandatory retirement requirements (i.e., proportional annuity).
The bill specifies that CBP officers who received a tentative offer of employment before July 6, 2008, and who started work on or after that date, are entitled to this proportional annuity. The Office of Personnel Management must correct annuity calculations for these officers, including retroactively, based on a list compiled by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS may also retroactively waive mandatory retirement requirements for these officers so that they may receive the proportional annuity.
The Government Accountability Office must report on CBP's policies and procedures related to enhanced retirement benefits.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 727
AN ACT
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act
Sponsor: Sen. Gary C. Peters (D-MI) · Introduced Feb 25, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics · 3 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Dec 17, 2025: “Held at the desk.”