S.Amdt. 6332

SA 6332. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle A of title V, add the following:

SEC. 508. EXTENSION OF TRANSITION PERIOD RELATING TO MODIFICATIONS TO RULES FOR RETIREMENT OR SEPARATION FOR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS WHO REACH 62 YEARS OF AGE.

(a) In General.--Section 1251(e)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “who was added to the retired list before the date of the enactment of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021” and inserting “who, on the date of the enactment of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, was serving and older than 62 years of age”.

(b) Retroactive Effect.--

(1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) takes effect on January 1, 2021, as if included in the enactment of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283).

(2) Treatment of separations between january 1, 2021, and date of enactment.--A commissioned officer who is separated under paragraph (1) of section 1251(e) of title 10, United States Code, on or after January 1, 2021, and before the date of the enactment of this Act, and who qualifies under paragraph (2) of that section, as amended by subsection (a), for retirement and retired pay, shall be--

(A) transferred to retired status; and

(B) paid retired pay computed under section 1401 of title 10, United States Code, for each month that begins after the date of separation.