United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5353 (107th)
Military Physician Equity Act of 2002
Introduced
9 September 2002
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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Summary
Military Physician Equity Act of 2002 - Provides that the military personnel retired or retainer pay base shall include specified percentages of any additional or special pay received as a medical, dental, and veterinary officer for an officer who has completed at least 15 years of military service before retirement. Makes the percentage of additional pay so realized 0 percent if the officer performed less than two years as a medical, dental, or veterinary officer before receiving such pay, with a gradual increase to 100 percent for officers who performed at least eight years in such a specialty before receiving such pay. Provides a special rule for officers receiving such additional pay after first becoming members after September 7, 1980. States that any such additional pay so recognized shall be retirement-creditable for purposes of the determination of disability retired pay as well as survivor annuities.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 9 September 2002
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Introduced in House · EN · 9 September 2002
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 9 September 2002
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/5353
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/5353