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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Summary
Based on the bill's title, this measure would amend federal survivor benefits for District of Columbia police officers, firefighters, and teachers. It would treat domestic partnerships the same as marriages for federal survivor benefits purposes, matching how the District of Columbia already treats such partnerships. The bill would also align the age limit for surviving spouses to remarry without losing benefits with the federal employee survivor benefits standard.
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