[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8732 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8732
To amend title 10, United States Code, the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, and
the Public Health Service Act, to pay retired pay from the Department
of Defense Military Retirement Fund to retired members of the
commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration and of the Public Health Service, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 11, 2026
Mr. Raskin (for himself, Mr. Bacon, and Ms. Dexter) 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, the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, and
the Public Health Service Act, to pay retired pay from the Department
of Defense Military Retirement Fund to retired members of the
commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration and of the Public Health Service, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pensions for Retired Uniformed
Servicemembers Act''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY RETIREMENT FUND: PAYMENT OF
RETIRED PAY FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.
(a) In General.--Section 1463 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``retired lists'' and all
that follows through ``Space Force'' and inserting ``retired
lists of the uniformed services'';
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``armed forces'' and
inserting ``uniformed services''; and
(3) in paragraph (4)--
(A) by striking ``Department of Defense and the
Department of Homeland Security'' and inserting
``Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Commerce,
and Health and Human Services'';
(B) by striking ``armed forces'' and inserting
``uniformed services'';
(C) by striking ``and section'' and inserting
``section''; and
(D) by inserting ``, subtitle C of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned
Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3041 et seq.), and
section 229 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
429)'' after ``Public Law 96-402''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Fund purpose; definition.--Section 1461 of such title
is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``the Department
of Defense and the Coast Guard'' and inserting ``the
uniformed services''; and
(B) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (2)--
(I) by striking ``armed forces''
and inserting ``uniformed services'';
and
(II) by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking the
period at the end and inserting a semicolon;
and
(iii) by adding at the end the following
new paragraphs:
``(4) a program under subtitle C of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act
of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3041 et seq.); and
``(5) a program under section 211 or 221 of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 212, 213a).''.
(2) Determination of contributions to the fund.--Section
1465 of such title is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(3) Not later than January 1, 2027, the Board of Actuaries, in
consultation with the Secretaries of the departments specified in
section 1463(a)(4) of this title, shall determine the amount that is
the value on the date of such determination of future benefits payable
from the Fund that are attributable to service in the commissioned
corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and of the
Public Health Service performed before such date. That amount is the
original National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Public
Health Service unfunded liability of the Fund. The Board shall
determine the period of time over which the original National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration and Public Health Service unfunded
liability should be liquidated and shall determine an amortization
schedule for the liquidation of such liability over that period.
Contributions to the Fund for the liquidation of the original National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Public Health Service
unfunded liability in accordance with such schedule shall be made as
provided in section 1466(b) of this title.'';
(B) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (1)--
(I) in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A)--
(aa) by striking
``Secretary of the department
in which the Coast Guard is
operating'' and inserting
``Secretaries of the
departments specified in
section 1463(a)(4) of this
title''; and
(bb) by striking
``Department of Defense and
Coast Guard'' and inserting
``uniformed services'';
(II) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by
striking ``Armed Forces'' and inserting
``uniformed services''; and
(III) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by
striking ``armed forces'' and inserting
``uniformed services'';
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, the
Department of Health and Human Services
Retirement Pay account for Commissioned
officers, and the Department of Commerce NOAA
Corps Retirement Pay account for Commissioned
officers'' after ``Coast Guard Retired Pay
account''; and
(iii) in paragraph (3), by striking
``Department of Defense and Coast Guard'';
(C) in subsection (c)--
(i) in paragraph (1)--
(I) in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking
``Secretary of the department in which
the Coast Guard is operating'' and
inserting ``Secretaries of the
departments specified in section
1463(a)(4) of this title'';
(II) in subparagraph (A), by
striking ``Armed Forces'' and inserting
``uniformed services''; and
(III) in subparagraph (B), by
striking ``armed forces'' and inserting
``uniformed services''; and
(ii) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by striking
``Secretary of the department in which the
Coast Guard is operating'' both places it
appears and inserting ``Secretaries of the
departments specified in section 1463(a)(4) of
this title''; and
(D) in subsection (e), by striking ``The Secretary
of Defense and, with regard to the Coast Guard, the
Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is
operating shall'' and inserting ``The Secretary of a
department specified in section 1463(a)(4) of this
title shall, with regard to the respective
department''.
(3) Payments into the fund.--Section 1466 of such title is
amended--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
(I) by striking ``Secretary of
Defense and the Secretary of the
department in which the Coast Guard is
operating, with respect to the Coast
Guard'' and inserting ``Secretaries of
the departments specified in section
1463(a)(4) of this title''; and
(II) by striking ``the Secretary of
Defense and the Secretary of the
department in which the Coast Guard is
operating'' and inserting ``such
Secretaries'';
(ii) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ``,
the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, or the
Commissioned Corps of the Public Health
Service'' after ``Coast Guard''; and
(iii) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking
``armed forces'' and inserting ``uniformed
services'';
(B) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``armed
forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary
of a military department'' and inserting
``uniformed services''; and
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Coast
Guard'' and inserting ``Coast Guard,
commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, or the Commissioned
Corps of the Public Health Service''; and
(C) in subsection (c)--
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking
``Secretary of Defense'' and inserting
``Secretaries of the departments specified in
section 1463(a)(4) of this title of this
title'';
(ii) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``the
Department of Defense and the Coast Guard'' and
inserting ``each uniformed service''; and
(iii) in paragraph (3), by striking
``Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the
Department in which the Coast Guard is
operating'' and inserting ``Secretaries of the
departments specified in section 1463(a)(4) of
this title''.
(4) Retired serviceman's family protection plan.--
Subchapter I of chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(A) in section 1444(a), by striking ``armed forces,
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
and the Public Health Service'' and inserting
``uniformed services'';
(B) by striking ``armed forces'' each place it
appears and inserting ``uniformed services'';
(C) by striking ``an armed force'' both places it
appears and inserting ``a uniformed service'';
(D) by striking ``armed force'' each place it
appears and inserting ``uniformed service''; and
(E) in the headings to sections 1431 and 1432 by
striking ``armed forces'' both places it appears and
inserting ``uniformed services''.
(5) Survivor benefit plan.--Section 1449(a) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``armed force'' and
inserting ``uniformed service''.
(6) National oceanic and atmospheric administration
commissioned officer corps act of 2002.--Section 261(a) of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned
Officer Corps Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-372; 33 U.S.C. 3071)
is amended--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (21) through (27)
as paragraphs (22) through (28), respectively; and
(B) by inserting, after paragraph (20), the
following new paragraph (21):
``(21) Chapter 74, relating to the Department of Defense
Military Retirement Fund.''.
(7) Public health service act.--Section 221(a) of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 213a(a)) is amended--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (21) as
paragraphs (7) through (22), respectively; and
(B) by inserting, after paragraph (5), the
following new paragraph (6):
``(6) Chapter 74, Department of Defense Military Retirement
Fund.''.
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