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Merchant Marine-Railroad Retirement Correction Act of 1998
To amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to assure that merchant marine service during World War II that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs deems to be active military duty by reason of a determination by the Secretary of Defense is considered to be creditable service in the computation of retirement benefits to the same degree as other active duty service, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to allow World War II merchant marine service to be credited toward railroad retirement benefits. The change applies specifically to merchant marine service that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines to be active military duty under existing Department of Defense criteria. When merchant marine service qualifies as active duty under these standards, it will be treated the same as other active military service for purposes of computing railroad retirement benefits. The amendment is effective for months beginning after the bill's enactment.
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6 cosponsors
Actions (3)
- Sep 28, 1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads. · house
- Sep 15, 1998 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Sep 15, 1998 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 15, 1998
Mr. Snowbarger (for himself, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Ryun, and Mr. Tiahrt) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to assure that merchant marine service during World War II that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs deems to be active military duty by reason of a determination by the Secretary of Defense is considered to be creditable service in the computation of retirement benefits to the same degree as other active duty service, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Merchant Marine-Railroad Retirement Correction Act of 1998”.
SEC. 2. MERCHANT MARINE SERVICE.
(a) In General.—Section 1(g)(1) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end “For the purposes of section 3(i)(2) of this Act, military service shall also be deemed to include service that is deemed to be active duty for the purposes of laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs by reason of a determination by the Secretary of Defense under section 401 of Public Law 95-202 (38 U.S.C. 106 note).”.
(b) Effective Date.—The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to months beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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