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amount of the reduction to be allocated to amounts for
Autonomous Unmanned Surface Vessel.
SEC. 539. COMMENCEMENT OF RECEIPT OF NON-REGULAR
SERVICE RETIRED PAY BY MEMBERS OF THE
READY RESERVE ON ACTIVE FEDERAL STA-
TUS OR ACTIVE DUTY FOR SIGNIFICANT PERI-
ODS.
(a) REDUCED ELIGIBILITY AGE.—Section 12731 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) has attained the eligibility age applicable
under subsection (f) to that person;’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(f)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the eligibility age for
purposes of subsection (a)(1) is 60 years of age.
‘‘(2)(A) In the case of a person who as a member of
the Ready Reserve serves on active duty or performs active
service described in subparagraph (B) after September 11,
2001, the eligibility age for purposes of subsection (a)(1)
shall be reduced below 60 years of age by three months for
each aggregate of 90 days on which such person so performs
in any fiscal year after such date, subject to subparagraph
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(C). A day of duty may be included in only one aggregate
of 90 days for purposes of this subparagraph.
‘‘(B)(i) Service on active duty described in this sub-
paragraph is service on active duty pursuant to a call or
order to active duty under a provision of law referred to
in section 101(a)(13)(B) of this title in support of a contin-
gency operation. Such service does not include service on
active duty pursuant to a call or order to active duty under
section 12310 of this title.
‘‘(ii) Active service described in this subparagraph is
service under a call to active service authorized by the
President or the Secretary of Defense under section 502(f)
of title 32 for purposes of responding to a national emer-
gency declared by the President or supported by Federal
funds.
‘‘(C) The eligibility age for purposes of subsection
(a)(1) may not be reduced below 50 years of age for any
person under subparagraph (A).’’.
(b) CONTINUATION OF AGE 60 AS MINIMUM AGE FOR
ELIGIBILITY OF NON-REGULAR SERVICE RETIREES FOR
HEALTH
CARE.—Section 
1074(b) 
of 
such 
title 
is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
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‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a member or
former member entitled to retired pay for non-regular serv-
ice under chapter 1223 of this title who is under 60 years
of age.’’.
(c) ADMINISTRATION
OF RELATED 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, re-
tired 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 sub-
stituting for the reference to being 60 years of age a ref-
erence to having attained the eligibility age applicable
under subsection (f) of section 12731 of title 10, United
States Code (as added by subsection (a)), to such member
or former member for qualification for such retired pay
under subsection (a) of such section.
(d) EFFECTIVE
DATE
AND
APPLICABILITY.—The
amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as of
September 11, 2001, and shall apply with respect to appli-
cations for retired pay that are submitted under section
12731(a) of title 10, United States Code, on or after the
date of the enactment of this Act.