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, 2005.

Amends Federal provisions relating to the military Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) to change from October 1, 2008, to October 1, 2005, 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 109th Congress]
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[H.R. 968 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 968

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, 2005.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 17, 2005

 Mr. Saxton (for himself, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Foley, 
 Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
Mr. Lynch, Mr. Paul, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
 Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Calvert, 
Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. LoBiondo) 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, 2005.

    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, 2005''.
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