PUBLIC LAW 113–82—FEB. 15, 2014 128 STAT. 1009 

Public Law 113–82 

113th Congress 

An Act 

To ensure that the reduced annual cost-of-living adjustment to the retired pay 

of members and former members of the Armed Forces under the age of 62 

required by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 will not apply to members or 

former members who first became members prior to January 1, 2014, 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. EXTENSION OF DIRECT SPENDING REDUCTION FOR 

FISCAL YEAR 2024. 

Paragraph (6)(B) of section 251A of the Balanced Budget and 

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a) is amended 

by striking ‘‘and for fiscal year 2023’’ and by inserting ‘‘, for fiscal 

year 2023, and for fiscal year 2024’’. 

SEC. 2. INAPPLICABILITY OF REDUCED ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT OF 

RETIRED PAY FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 

UNDER THE AGE OF 62 UNDER THE BIPARTISAN BUDGET 

ACT OF 2013 WHO FIRST BECAME MEMBERS PRIOR TO 

JANUARY 1, 2014. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1401a(b)(4) of title 10, United States 

Code, as added by section 403(a) of the Bipartisan Budget Act 

of 2013 (Public Law 113–67) and amended by section 10001 of 

the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 

113–76), is amended by adding at the end the following new 

subparagraph: 

‘‘(G) MEMBERS COVERED.—This paragraph applies to 

a member or former member of an armed force who first 

became a member of a uniformed service on or after 

January 1, 2014.’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 

shall take effect on December 1, 2015, immediately after the coming 

into effect of section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 

and the amendments made by that section. 

SEC. 3. TRANSITIONAL FUND FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH RATE (SGR) 

REFORM. 

Section 1898 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395iii) 

is amended— 

(1) by amending the heading to read as follows: ‘‘TRANSITIONAL FUND FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH RATE (SGR) REFORM’’; 

(2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: 

‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish under this 

title a Transitional Fund for Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Reform 

(in this section referred to as the ‘Fund’) which shall be available 

10 USC 1401a 

note. 

Feb. 15, 2014 

[S. 25] 


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128 STAT. 1010 PUBLIC LAW 113–82—FEB. 15, 2014 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 25: 

SENATE REPORTS: No. 113–15 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 

Vol. 159 (2013): June 19, considered and passed Senate. 

Vol. 160 (2014): Feb. 11, considered and passed House, amended. 

Feb. 12, Senate concurred in House amendment. 

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to the Secretary to provide funds to pay for physicians’ services 

under part B to supplement the conversion factor under section 

1848(d) for 2017 if the conversion factor for 2017 is less than 

conversion factor for 2013.’’; 

(3) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘during—’’ and all that 

follows and inserting ‘‘during or after 2017, $2,300,000,000.’’; 

and 

(4) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘from the Federal’’ and 

all that follows and inserting ‘‘from the Federal Supplementary 

Medical Insurance Trust Fund.’’. 

Approved February 15, 2014. 


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