HR 1688
111th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Veterans' pensions and compensation
To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that commissioned officers who serve in a reserve component of the Armed Forces are able to retire in the highest grade in which they have successfully served.
Introduced: March 24, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 27, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 24, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 24, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Allows an individual to elect to receive retired pay for non-regular (reserve) service upon retirement for service performed in an active reserve status after attaining eligibility for regular retirement, as long as the individual successfully completes at least two years of active reserve status service.
Allows the Secretary of the military department concerned to reduce the two-year active reserve status requirement in certain cases.
Requires the recomputation of reserve retired pay and, if appropriate, the adjustment of the retired grade of reserve retirees to reflect the successful completion of at least two years of post-retirement service in an active reserve status.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Committees of jurisdiction
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