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NATIONAL GUARD ASSOCIATION OF THE
UNITED STATES
LEGISLATIVE ALERT
#07-03
April 30, 2007
To: NGAUS Members, Adjutants General, Executive Directors, Presidents
and CACOs
The Issue:
Reduced Age Retirement for Members of the Reserve Component
Immediate Action Required:
Contact your members of Congress
and urge them to co-sponsor and support Reduced Age Retirement for
members of the Reserve Component
Several members of Congress have introduced legislation to
reduce the age in which members of the Reserve Component are eligible to
receive retirement pay (currently the age is 60). Representative Saxton
(R-NJ) has introduced H.R.690 which amends Title 10, United States Code,
to reduce the minimum age for receipt of military retired pay for
non-regular service members from 60 to 55, and Senator Chambliss (R-GA)
introduced S.648 that would amend Title 10 to reduce the eligible age
for receipt of non-regular military service retired pay for members of
the Ready Reserve in active federal status or on active duty for
significant periods (age to be reduced by three months for each 90 days
of being called to active duty for Title 10 wartime duty or Title 32
response for a national emergency declared by the President). Under this
provision, the age may not be reduced below 50 years of age. There are
other proposals in Congress, but these two pieces of legislation seem to
have garnered the most support.
NGAUS Resolution A-3 recommends that Congress “reduce the age
at which a member of the National Guard receives his or her pension.”
As Congress debates these alternatives to find a
cost-effective solution, they need your input. The time to act is now.
There is momentum in Congress for this legislation, and your email,
letter or call could make the difference.
TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTION:
By using the “Write to Congress” feature on the NGAUS Web site at
www.ngaus.org, you can IMMEDIATELY e-mail your elected
representatives. A sample letter is included in our “Write to Congress”
feature. You can e-mail the pre-written message or edit the sample
letter as you desire. This is the quickest and most effective method of
expressing your views to Congress. Also, contact your friends and family
and urge them to “Write to Congress” as well. For more in-depth
information and background visit our web site at
www.ngaus.org. Please direct any questions concerning this issue to
Pete Duffy, NGAUS Deputy Legislative Director at 202-454-5307 or via
email:
pete.duffy@ngaus.org.
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