To amend title 10, United States Code, to change the effective date for paid-up coverage under the military Survivor Benefit Plan from October 1, 2008, to October 1, 2003.

Amends Federal provisions relating to the military Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) to change from October 1, 2008, to October 1, 2003, the effective date on or after which no reduction may be made in the retired pay of an SBP participant for any month after the later of: (1) the 360th month for which such pay was so reduced; and (2) the month during which the participant attains 70 years of age.

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1653 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1653

To amend title 10, United States Code, to change the effective date for 
paid-up coverage under the military Survivor Benefit Plan from October 
                      1, 2008, to October 1, 2003.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 7, 2003

Mr. Saxton (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Foley, Mr. Wilson 
   of South Carolina, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Bartlett of 
  Maryland, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
LoBiondo, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
 Hefley, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. Andrews, 
 Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Goode) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to change the effective date for 
paid-up coverage under the military Survivor Benefit Plan from October 
                      1, 2008, to October 1, 2003.

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

SECTION 1. EFFECTIVE DATE FOR PAID-UP COVERAGE UNDER SURVIVOR BENEFIT 
              PLAN.

     Section 1452(j) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``October 1, 2008'' and inserting ``October 1, 2003''.
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