To repeal the annual adjustment of retired pay and retainer pay amounts for retired members of the Armed Forces under age 62, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-3787
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lankford, James [R-OK-5]
Introduced: 2013-12-19
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Inflation and prices

Members of Congress

Military medicine

Military personnel and dependents

Prescription drugs

Public contracts and procurement

Veterans' medical care

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2014-01-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-12-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Repeals a provision of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 that reduces the cost-of-living adjustment to the retirement pay of members of the Armed Forces under age 62.</p> <p>Prohibits any increase in the pension of a retired Member of Congress who is under age 62. </p> <p>Requires the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly ensure that brand-name prescription drugs purchased by DOD and VA are purchased jointly by such Departments at the same level such drugs were purchased jointly by such Departments in FY2005 or in excess of that level. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3787 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 19, 2013 Mr. Lankford introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services , and in addition to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs , House Administration , and Oversight and Government Reform , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To repeal the annual adjustment of retired pay and retainer pay amounts for retired members of the Armed Forces under age 62, and for other purposes.

1. Repeal of annual adjustment of retired pay and retainer pay amounts for retired members of the Armed Forces under age 62 Section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 is hereby repealed. 2. Elimination of cost-of-living adjustments for pensions of Members of Congress who retire before age 62 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the pension of a retired Member of Congress who is under the age of 62 shall not be increased. 3. Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs joint contracting for prescription drugs Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly ensure that brand-name prescription drugs purchased by the Department of Defense and by the Department of Veterans Affairs are purchased jointly by such Departments at the same level such drugs were purchased jointly by such Departments in fiscal year 2005 or in excess of that level.