H.R. 8732

119 HR 8732 IH: Pensions for Retired Uniformed Servicemembers Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-05-11
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8732  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    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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Pensions for Retired Uniformed Servicemembers Act  .
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).
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(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.
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(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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