[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3268-S3269]
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SA 6063. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle D of title VI, add the following:
SEC. 639. 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
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``(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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