[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 323 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 323

 Expressing the sense of the Senate on maintaining the current annual 
adjustment in retired pay for members of the Armed Forces under the age 
                                 of 62.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 18, 2013

Mr. Chambliss (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
   Hoeven, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Ms. Collins, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. 
Portman) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the Senate on maintaining the current annual 
adjustment in retired pay for members of the Armed Forces under the age 
                                 of 62.

Whereas it is the responsibility of Congress to get the fiscal house of 
        government in order, and all government spending should be examined to 
        achieve that goal;
Whereas H.J. Res. 59 (113th Congress), a bipartisan budget proposal, is a first 
        step in this direction, though it fails to address broader government 
        spending issues;
Whereas retirees from the Armed Forces, both those who served a full career and 
        those medically retired and their survivors, have provided great service 
        and sacrificed much for our country;
Whereas H.J. Res. 59 (113th Congress) disproportionally targets these military 
        retirees in the name of fiscal responsibility; and
Whereas, while the decisions regarding future spending cuts may be difficult and 
        painful, the solution should require contributions from all Americans: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) retirees from the Armed Forces should not unfairly bear 
        the burden of excessive government spending;
            (2) military retirees earned the benefits they were 
        promised upon entering the military, and it is the duty of the 
        Senate to protect them; and
            (3) the Senate should seek alternatives to the provisions 
        of section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (introduced 
        as H.J. Res. 59 (113th Congress)) before the effective date of 
        that section and the amendments made by that section.
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