This bill eliminates the minimum age at which members of the National Guard and Reserve who qualify for a reserve retirement may receive retired pay. Current law generally requires reserve retirees to be 60 years of age to receive retired pay, although the age can be lowered if the individual has performed certain types of active duty or active service. Under this bill, reserve retirees could draw retired pay immediately upon retirement regardless of their age.
To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the eligibility age 
      for retired pay for non-regular service in the Armed Forces.

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

SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY AGE FOR RETIRED PAY FOR NON-
              REGULAR SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Elimination.--Section 12731 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and 
        redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (1) 
        through (3), respectively; and
            (2) by striking subsection (f).
    (b) Technical Amendments.--
            (1) Section heading.--The heading of such section is 
        amended by striking ``Age and service'' and inserting 
        ``Service''.
            (2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 1223 of such title is amended by striking 
        the item relating to section 12731 and inserting the following:

``12731. Service requirements.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Such title is further amended--
            (1) in section 2641b--
                    (A) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``, 
                including'' and all that follows through ``chapter 1223 
                of this title''; and
                    (B) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (3) 
                and redesignating paragraphs (4) through (6) as 
                paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively;
            (2) in section 12731b(a), by striking ``subsection (a)(2)'' 
        and inserting ``subsection (a)(1)'';
            (3) in section 12738(a), by striking ``section 
        12731(a)(2)'' and inserting ``section 12731(a)(1)''; and
            (4) in section 12741--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``paragraph (4) 
                of section 12731(a)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3) of 
                section 12731(a)''; and
                    (B) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
                following:
    ``(d) Effective Date of Election.--An election made by a person 
under subsection (a) shall be effective on the first day of the first 
month that begins after the date on which the Secretary concerned 
receives the election in accordance with this section.''.
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To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the eligibility age for retired pay for non-regular service in the Armed Forces.
To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the eligibility age for retired pay for non-regular service in the Armed Forces.
Official Titles - House of Representatives
Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the eligibility age for retired pay for non-regular service in the Armed Forces.
Rep. Palazzo, Steven M.