H.R. 8732

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8732 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8732

To amend title 10, United States Code, the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, and 
the Public Health Service Act, to pay retired pay from the Department 
of Defense Military Retirement Fund to retired members of the 
commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration and of the Public Health Service, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 11, 2026

Mr. Raskin (for himself, Mr. Bacon, and Ms. Dexter) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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A BILL

To amend title 10, United States Code, the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, and 
the Public Health Service Act, to pay retired pay from the Department 
of Defense Military Retirement Fund to retired members of the 
commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration and of the Public Health Service, and for other 
purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Pensions for Retired Uniformed 
Servicemembers Act''.

SEC. 2. 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
``(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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