[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67401-67402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26951]


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MILITARY COMPENSATION AND RETIREMENT MODERNIZATION COMMISSION


Solicitation of Written Comments by the Military Compensation and 
Retirement Modernization Commission

AGENCY: Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission.

ACTION: Notice seeking comments.

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SUMMARY: The Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization 
Commission (MCRMC) was established by the National Defense 
Authorization Act FY 2013. Pursuant to the Act, the Commission is 
seeking written comments from the general public and interested parties 
on measures to modernize the military compensation and retirement 
systems.

DATES: Pursuant to the Act, the Commission published a notice seeking 
comments on October 1, 2013. The comment period closed November 1, 
2013. By this notice, the Commission is reopening the period for public 
comment until further notice.

ADDRESSES: Electronic responses are preferred and may be addressed to 
www.mcrmc.gov. Written responses should be addressed to Military 
Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission, P.O. Box 13170, 
Arlington VA 22209. Email responses may be addressed to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Nuneviller, Associate 
Director, Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization 
Commission, P.O. Box 13170, Arlington, VA 22209, telephone 703-692-
2080, fax 703-697-8330, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Military Compensation and Retirement 
Modernization Commission (MCRMC) was established by the National 
Defense Authorization Act FY 2013, Public Law 112-239, 126 Stat. 1787 
(2013). The Commission is required to seek written comment from the 
general public and interested parties, to hold public hearings and to 
transmit to the President a report containing the findings and 
conclusions of the Commission together with legislative language to 
implement its recommendations.
    Under the Act, the Commission will make its recommendations only 
after it examines all laws, policies and practices of the Federal 
Government that result in any direct payment of authorized or 
appropriated funds to current and former members (veteran and retired) 
of the uniformed services, including the reserve components of those 
services, as well as the spouses, family members, children, survivors, 
and other persons authorized to receive such payments as a result of 
their connection to the members of these uniformed services. See Sec.  
671(b)(1)(A).
    The Commission will also examine all laws, policies, and practices 
of the Federal Government that result in any expenditure of authorized 
or appropriated funds to support the persons named in Sec.  
671(b)(1)(A) and their quality of life, including:
     Health, disability, survivor, education, and dependent 
support programs of the Department of Defense and the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, including outlays from the various Federal trust 
funds supporting those programs;
     Department of Education impact aid;
     Support or funding provided to States, territories, 
colleges and universities;
     Department of Defense morale, recreation, and welfare 
programs, the resale programs (military exchanges and commissaries), 
and dependent school systems;
     The tax treatment of military compensation and benefits; 
and military family housing. See Sec.  671 (b)(1)(B).
    In addition, the Act allows the Commission to examine such other 
matters as it considers appropriate. See Sec.  671 (b)(1)(C).
    Since October 1, 2013, the Commission has been taking comments from 
the public on measures to modernize the military compensation and 
retirement systems. Pursuant to the Act the comment period closed 
November 1, 2013. By this notice, the Commission reopens for public 
comment. It is vitally important to the Commission that interested 
members of the public forward comments regarding the pay, retirement, 
health benefits and quality of life programs of the Uniformed Services 
to the Commission so they can be read, considered and possibly 
incorporated into the Commission's final report. The comment period 
will remain open until further notice.
    It is the policy of the MCRMC to include all comments it receives 
in the public docket without change and to make them available on its 
Web site including any personal information provided unless comments 
include information claimed and identified as confidential business 
information (CBI)

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or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

Christopher Nuneviller,
Associate Director, Administration and Operations.
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