Support America's Armed Forces Reserve Component Retirees Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-4124
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]
Introduced: 2015-11-19
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: National Guard and reserves

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2015-12-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-11-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Support America's Armed Forces Reserve Component Retirees Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>This bill authorizes a retiring National Guard member who first enters a uniformed service on or after January 1, 2018, to receive retirement pay after 20 years of service. </p> <p>Computation of the high-three year retired pay base average for such a member shall only include the 36 months for which he or she was entitled to monthly basic pay.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4124 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 19, 2015 Mr. Walz (for himself and Mr. Gibson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the age restriction on the commencement of the receipt of retired pay for non-regular service.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Support America’s Armed Forces Reserve Component Retirees Act of 2015 . 2. Elimination of age restriction on commencement of receipt of retired pay for non-regular service (a) Elimination of eligibility age Section 12731(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking person; and inserting person, except that, in the case of any person who first enters a uniformed service on or after January 1, 2018, this paragraph shall not apply; . (b) Conforming amendment relating to computation of retired pay base Section 1407(d)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: In the case of a member or former member who first became a member on or after January 1, 2018, and whose retired pay is covered by paragraph (1) or (2), the 36 months shall only include months for which the member was entitled to monthly basic pay. .