Veterans FAIR Act of 2018

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6281 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6281

  To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the circumstances 
under which participants may elect to discontinue participation in the 
            Survivor Benefits Plan, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 28, 2018

Mr. Gonzalez of Texas (for himself, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Young 
 of Alaska, Mr. Bacon, and Mr. Moulton) 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 expand the circumstances 
under which participants may elect to discontinue participation in the 
            Survivor Benefits Plan, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Flexibility of Annuities 
for Income Relief Act of 2018'' or the ``Veterans FAIR Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH A PARTICIPANT MAY ELECT TO DISCONTINUE.

    Section 1448a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``at any time'' and all that follows 
        through ``commences.'' and inserting an em dash; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(1) at any time during the six-year period beginning on 
        the second anniversary of the date on which payment of retired 
        pay to the participant commences; or
            ``(2) if the Secretary determines that each beneficiary of 
        that participant has been--
                    ``(A) diagnosed with a terminal illness; or
                    ``(B) admitted into hospice care.''.
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