Exempts from the reduction in the cost-of-living adjustment of retired pay of members of the Armed Forces under the age of 62 enacted by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 the retired pay of any member or former member who is: (1) retired, (2) eligible for combat-related special compensation, or (3) entitled to concurrent payment of retired pay and veterans' disability compensation. Makes such reduction in the cost-of-living adjustment inapplicable to percentage increases allowed for annuities under survivor benefit plans based on retired or retainer pay.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[H.R. 3789 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3789
To amend title 10, United States Code, to exempt the retired pay of
certain disabled veterans from the reduced adjustment of retired pay
and retainer pay amounts for retired members of the Armed Forces under
age 62, to prevent any adverse impact of the reduced adjustment on
annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan based on retired or retainer
pay, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 19, 2013
Mr. Miller of Florida (for himself, Mr. Barber, Mr. Barletta, Mr.
Benishek, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Ms. Bordallo, Mr.
Boustany, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Bucshon, Mrs. Bustos, Mrs.
Capps, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Cole, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Cook, Mr. Courtney, Mr.
Cramer, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr.
Dent, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Duncan of South
Carolina, Mr. Enyart, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Fincher, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr.
Forbes, Mr. Fortenberry, Ms. Foxx, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Franks
of Arizona, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Garcia, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Gibson, Mr.
Grayson, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Grimm, Ms.
Hanabusa, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Honda, Mr. Huizenga of
Michigan, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Johnson of Ohio,
Mr. Jones, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mrs.
Kirkpatrick, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Lance, Mr. Lankford, Mr.
Larson of Connecticut, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Sean Patrick
Maloney of New York, Mr. Marino, Mr. Massie, Mr. McCarthy of
California, Mr. McCaul, Mr. McKinley, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr.
Meehan, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Neugebauer, Mrs. Noem, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Owens, Mr. Palazzo, Mr.
Pearce, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Posey, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rice of South
Carolina, Mr. Rigell, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Rooney, Ms. Ros-
Lehtinen, Mr. Ross, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Runyan, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr.
Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Shea-
Porter, Mr. Simpson, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Southerland,
Mr. Stivers, Mr. Takano, Mr. Terry, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Ms.
Titus, Mr. Turner, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Vela, Mr. Walberg, Mrs. Walorski,
Mr. Walz, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Williams, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina,
Mr. Wittman, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Mica, Mr. Carter, Mr. Gene Green
of Texas, and Mr. Perry) 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 exempt the retired pay of
certain disabled veterans from the reduced adjustment of retired pay
and retainer pay amounts for retired members of the Armed Forces under
age 62, to prevent any adverse impact of the reduced adjustment on
annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan based on retired or retainer
pay, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXEMPTIONS FROM REDUCED ADJUSTMENT OF RETIRED PAY AND
RETAINER PAY AMOUNTS FOR RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES UNDER AGE 62.
(a) Exemption of Certain Disabled Veterans.--Section 1401a(b)(4) of
title 10, United States Code, as added by section 403 of the Bipartisan
Budget Act of 2013, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``except as provided
in subparagraph (F),'' after ``each year,''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following subparagraph:
``(F) Exception for service-disabled veterans.--
Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the retired pay of
any member or former member who--
``(i) is retired under section 1201 of this
title;
``(ii) is eligible for combat-related
special compensation under section 1413a of
this title; or
``(iii) is entitled to concurrent payment
of retired pay and veterans' disability
compensation under section 1414 of this
title.''.
(b) Exemption for Adjustments to Annuities Under Survivor Benefit
Plan Based on Retired or Retainer Pay.--Section 1451(g)(1)(B) of title
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
new sentence: ``Section 1401a(b)(4) of this title shall not apply in
determining the percentage of the increase to be made under this
subparagraph.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect immediately after the amendments made to section 1401a of title
10, United States Code, by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 take
effect.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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