[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 25 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.25
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen
An Act
To ensure that the reduced annual cost-of-living adjustment to the
retired pay of members and former members of the Armed Forces under the
age of 62 required by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 will not apply
to members or former members who first became members prior to January
1, 2014, 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. EXTENSION OF DIRECT SPENDING REDUCTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.
Paragraph (6)(B) of section 251A of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a) is amended by
striking ``and for fiscal year 2023'' and by inserting ``, for fiscal
year 2023, and for fiscal year 2024''.
SEC. 2. INAPPLICABILITY OF REDUCED ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT OF RETIRED PAY FOR
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES UNDER THE AGE OF 62 UNDER THE BIPARTISAN
BUDGET ACT OF 2013 WHO FIRST BECAME MEMBERS PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2014.
(a) In General.--Section 1401a(b)(4) of title 10, United States
Code, as added by section 403(a) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013
(Public Law 113-67) and amended by section 10001 of the Department of
Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113-76), is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(G) Members covered.--This paragraph applies to a member
or former member of an armed force who first became a member of
a uniformed service on or after January 1, 2014.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on December 1, 2015, immediately after the coming into
effect of section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 and the
amendments made by that section.
SEC. 3. TRANSITIONAL FUND FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH RATE (SGR) REFORM.
Section 1898 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395iii) is
amended--
(1) by amending the heading to read as follows: ``transitional
fund for sustainable growth rate (sgr) reform'';
(2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish under this
title a Transitional Fund for Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Reform (in
this section referred to as the `Fund') which shall be available to the
Secretary to provide funds to pay for physicians' services under part B
to supplement the conversion factor under section 1848(d) for 2017 if
the conversion factor for 2017 is less than conversion factor for
2013.'';
(3) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``during--'' and all that
follows and inserting ``during or after 2017, $2,300,000,000.'';
and
(4) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``from the Federal'' and
all that follows and inserting ``from the Federal Supplementary
Medical Insurance Trust Fund.''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.