[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3520 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3520

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that the retired pay 
  benefits promised a person when they join the Armed Forces are not 
                                reduced.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 29, 2011

 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that the retired pay 
  benefits promised a person when they join the Armed Forces are not 
                                reduced.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping Our Promises Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF RETIRED PAY BENEFITS FOR CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE 
              ARMED FORCES.

    Section 1411 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) No Reduction in Retired Pay Benefits for Current Members.--
Notwithstanding the effective date or specified applicability of any 
change regarding the entitlement of members or former members of the 
armed forces to retired or retainer pay under this title or to the 
computation of such retired or retainer pay under the formulas of the 
table in section 1401(a) of this title or of any other provision of 
law, the change shall not apply to a member or former member who first 
became a member of the armed forces before the effective date of the 
change unless--
            ``(1) the member or former member affirmatively accepts the 
        change; or
            ``(2) the change would have the effect of expanding the 
        entitlement or eligibility of the member or former member to 
        retired or retainer pay or increasing the amount of such 
        retired or retainer pay.''.
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