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<item congress="113" measure-type="hr" measure-number="3314" measure-id="id113hr3314" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2013-10-23" update-date="2013-12-11">
<title>Military Retired Pay Fairness Act of 2013</title>
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<action-date>2013-10-23</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Military Retired Pay Fairness Act of 2013 - Provides limitations on the recoupment of separation pay, special separation benefits, and voluntary separation incentive payments from members of the Armed Forces subsequently receiving military retired or retainer pay. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense or Homeland Security, as applicable, to waive such recoupments in cases of financial hardship.</p>]]></summary-text>
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