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S 794 111th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Military personnel and dependents National Guard and reserves Veterans' pensions and compensation

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to modify certain retirement pay and grade authorities for service performed after eligibility for retirement, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 2, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Apr 2, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 2, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes reserve personnel who serve in an active reserve status in the Selected Reserve for at least two years after becoming eligible for active-duty retirement to elect a non-regular retirement for which they are qualified.

Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to reduce the two-year service requirement in certain cases.

Provides for the recomputation of 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 April 2, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 30, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 794: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to modify certain retirement pay and grade authorities for service performed after eligibility for retirement, and for other purposes.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-794/
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"S. 794: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to modify certain retirement pay and grade authorities for service performed after eligibility for retirement, and for other purposes.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-794/.
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