To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service from 60 to 55.

February 12, 2003

Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. TURNER of Texas, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. FILNER, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. BURR, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. HOEFFEL, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. CRENSHAW, and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service from 60 to 55.

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

SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN AGE FOR RECEIPT OF MILITARY RETIRED PAY FOR NON-REGULAR SERVICE.

(a) REDUCTION IN AGE- Section 12731(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking `at least 60 years of age' and inserting `at least 55 years of age'.

(b) APPLICATION TO EXISTING PROVISIONS OF LAW OR POLICY- With respect to any provision of law, or of any policy, regulation, or directive of the executive branch, that refers to a member or former member of the uniformed services as being eligible for, or entitled to, retired pay under chapter 1223 of title 10, United States Code, but for the fact that the member or former member is under 60 years of age, such provision shall be carried out with respect to that member or former member by substituting for the reference to being 60 years of age a reference to the age in effect for qualification for such retired pay under section 12731(a) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a).

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the first month beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to retired pay payable for that month and subsequent months.

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