Pensions for Retired Uniformed Servicemembers Act

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

Section 1449(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking armed force and inserting uniformed service.

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.

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.