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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. 

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. DIAZBALART, 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. SHEAPORTER, 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. 

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LIAMS, 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 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. EXEMPTIONS FROM REDUCED ADJUSTMENT 

4 OF RETIRED PAY AND RETAINER PAY 

5 AMOUNTS FOR RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE 

6 ARMED FORCES UNDER AGE 62. 

7 (a) EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN DISABLED VET8 ERANS.—Section 1401a(b)(4) of title 10, United States 

9 Code, as added by section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget 

10 Act of 2013, is amended— 

11 (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘except 

12 as provided in subparagraph (F),’’ after ‘‘each 

13 year,’’; and 


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1 (2) by adding at the end the following subpara2 graph: 

3 ‘‘(F) EXCEPTION FOR SERVICE-DISABLED

4 VETERANS.—Subparagraph (A) shall not apply 

5 to the retired pay of any member or former 

6 member who— 

7 ‘‘(i) is retired under section 1201 of 

8 this title; 

9 ‘‘(ii) is eligible for combat-related spe10 cial compensation under section 1413a of 

11 this title; or 

12 ‘‘(iii) is entitled to concurrent pay13 ment of retired pay and veterans’ disability 

14 compensation under section 1414 of this 

15 title.’’. 

16 (b) EXEMPTION FOR ADJUSTMENTS TO ANNUITIES

17 UNDER SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN BASED ON RETIRED

18 OR RETAINER PAY.—Section 1451(g)(1)(B) of title 10, 

19 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

20 following new sentence: ‘‘Section 1401a(b)(4) of this title 

21 shall not apply in determining the percentage of the in22 crease to be made under this subparagraph.’’. 

23 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

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1 ments made to section 1401a of title 10, United States 

2 Code, by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 take effect. 

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