This bill expands the period of time during which members of the Ready Reserve can earn credit to reduce the age at which they can receive retired pay. Under this bill, credit may be earned for qualifying types of active duty or active service performed after September 11, 2001. Current law permits this from January 28, 2008 onwards.
The bill also allows credit to accrue for such active duty or active service which spans two fiscal years from September 11, 2001, onwards. Current law permits this from September 30, 2014, onwards.
The bill applies to retired pay applications pending on or submitted on or after the date of the enactment of this bill.
To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the period during 
   which days of service on active duty or of performance of active 
service reduce the age of eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve 
          for retired or retainer pay, 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. REDUCTION IN AGE OF ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF READY RESERVE 
              FOR RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY BASED ON CERTAIN SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--Section 12731(f)(2)(A) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``January 28, 2008, the eligibility'' and 
        inserting ``September 11, 2001, the eligibility'';
            (2) by striking ``in any fiscal year after January 28, 
        2008, or''; and
            (3) by striking ``September 30, 2014'' and inserting 
        ``September 11, 2001''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to applications pending on or submitted on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
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To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the period during which days of service on active duty or of performance of active service reduce the age of eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve for retired or retainer pay, and for other purposes.
To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the period during which days of service on active duty or of performance of active service reduce the age of eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve for retired or retainer pay, and for other purposes.
Official Titles - House of Representatives
Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the period during which days of service on active duty or of performance of active service reduce the age of eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve for retired or retainer pay, and for other purposes.
Rep. Kelly, Trent