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H.R. 4420 · 99th Congress · enacted

Military Retirement Reform Act of 1986

Became Public Law No: 99-348.

Latest official action 1986-07-01 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

(Reported to House from the Committee on Armed Services with amendment, H. Rept. 99-513) Military Retirement Reform Act of 1986 - Title I: Program Changes - Amends Federal law relating to the computation of retired pay for members of the armed forces to provide for the retired pay multiplier for regular-service nondisability retirement (a percentage multiplied by the number of years of service). Reduces such percentage for members with less than 30 years of service. Requires the use of the retired pay base in computing the retired or retainer pay of members who first become members before September 8, 1980. Defines the retired pay base for members who: (1) retire due to physical disability; (2) retire from non-regular service (reserve duty); (3) retire as warrant officers; or (4) are involuntarily retired due to years of service or age (including certain permanent professors at the military service academies). Defines the retired pay base for: (1) voluntary retirement from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard; and (2) commissioned officers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and of the Public Health Service. Outlines special retired pay for former chiefs of the service branches and their senior enlisted members. Defines the retired pay base of members who first become members after September 7, 1980. Outlines special rules in the c…

Congressional Research Service · 1986-04-08

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