FOREWORD

CHANGES

INTRODUCTION

PART ONE---NEW RETIREMENT ENTITLEMENTS AND COMPUTATIONS

Chapter 1. Initial Entitlements-Retirements

Section A---Service Creditable for Retirement Purposes

Section B---Service Creditable for Basic Pay

Section C---Service Creditable for Percentage Purposes

Section D---Uniform Retirement Date Act Application (5 U.S.C. 8301 (b))

Section E---Rank and Pay Grade

Section F---Noncitizens

Section G---Heroism Pay

Section H---Payment

Chapter 2. Initial Entitlements-Fleet Reserve/Fleet Marine Corps Reserve

Chapter 3. Gross Pay Computation

Section A---Basic Computation

Section B---Application of Saved Pay

Section C---Tower Amendment

*Section D---Retired Pay Base

*Section E---Special Provisions

Chapter 4. Recoupment of Readjustment Pay, Nondisability Severance Pay, Separation Pay, Voluntary Separation Incentive, and Special Separation Benefit

Section A---General Provisions

Section B---Readjustment Pay

Section C---Severance Pay-Nondisability

Section D---Separation Pay

Section E---Voluntary Separation Incentive

Section F---Special Separation Benefit

PART TWO---CONDITIONS AFFECTING ENTITLEMENT

Chapter 1. Employment

Section A---Reporting Requirements

Section B---Federal Employment

Section C---Pay Adjustments

Section D---Conflict of Interest

Section E---Foreign Government Employment

Chapter 2. Foreign Citizenship After Retirement

Chapter 3. Recomputation After Additional Active Duty

Chapter 4. Basic Pay Rates, Legislative, and Cost-of-Living Adjustments to

Retired Pay

Chapter 5. Advancements on Retired List

Chapter 6. Correction of Records

Chapter 7. Removal From theTemporary Disability Retired List

PART THREE---CONDITIONS AFFECTING PAYMENT

Chapter 1. Waiver of Retired Pay

Section A---Waiver Conditions and Benefits

Section B---Veterans Administration Benefits

Section C---Civil Service Retirement

Section D---Reserve Training (Army and Air Force Only)

Chapter 2. Suspension of Pay

Chapter 3. Payment Restrictions

Section A---General

Section B---Geographic

Section C---Expiration of Eligibility to Retired Pay

Chapter 4. Proof of Existence

Chapter 5. Physical or Mental Incapacitation

Chapter 6. Bankruptcies

Chapter 7. Release of Information

PART FOUR---ALLOTMENTS OF RETIRED PAY

Chapter 1. General Provisions Governing Allotments of Retired Pay

Chapter 2.Allotments to Dependents and Relatives or for Indebtedness

Section A---Dependents and Relatives

Section B---Indebtedness

Chapter 3. Payment of Insurance Premiums

Section A---Class N Allotments

Section B---Class I Allotments (Commercial Life Insurance)

Section C---Class M Allotments (Navy and Marine Corps Only)

Section D---Veterans Group Life insurance (VGLI) Allotments

Chapter 4. Payment of Delinquent Federal Taxes

Chapter 5. United States Savings Bonds

PART FIVE---TAXATION

Chapter 1. Computation of Wages Subject to Federal Income Tax Withholding

Chapter 2. Computation of Federal Income Tax Withholding

Chapter 3. State and Local Taxes

PART SIX---OTHER DEDUCTIONS AND COLLECTIONS

Chapter 1. Garnishments

Chapter 2. Collection of Debts

Chapter 3. Former Spouse Payments From Retired Pay

PART SEVEN---DEATH BENEFITS

Chapter 1.Death of Retiree

Section A---Arrears of Pay

Section B---Death Gratuity

Section C---Taxable Income

Chapter 2. Death of Survivor Annuitant

Chapter 3. Recovery of Payments Made to a Financial Organization

PART EIGHT---RETIRED SERVICEMAN'S FAMILY PROTECTION PLAN (RSFPP)

Chapter l. Application of Plan

Chapter 2. Election and Withdrawals

Section A---Election

Section B---Withdrawals

Chapter 3. Beneficiaries

Chapter 4. Cost of Coverage

Chapter 5. Annuity Amounts

Chapter 6. Annuity Overpayments

Chapter 7. Annuity Terminations and Reinstatements

Section A---Terminations

Section B---Reinstatements

Chapter 8. Certificates of Entitlement for RSFPP

Section A---Annual Certificate of Eligibility

Section B---Report of Existence (ROE)

Chapter 9. Taxability of Annuities

PART NINE---SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN (SBP)

Chapter 1. Application of the Plan

Chapter 2. Elections and Election Changes

Chapter 3. Beneficiaries

Chapter 4. Cost

Chapter 5. SBP Annuity Amounts and Offsets

Section A---Annuity Amount

Section B---Offsets to the Annuity

Chapter 6. Annuity Overpayments

Chapter 7. Annuity Terminations, Reinstatements, and Suspensions

Section A---Termination

Section B---Reinstatement of Annuity

Section C---Suspension

Chapter 8. Cost-of-Living Adjustment

Chapter 9. Certificate of Entitlement and Report of Existence (ROE)

Section A---Annual Certificate of Eligibility

Section B---Report of Existence (ROE)

Chapter 10. Minimum Income Widow

Chapter 11. Taxability of Annuities

PART TEN---RESERVE COMPONENT SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN (RCSBP)

Chapter 1. Application of the Plan

Chapter 2. Election and Election Changes

Chapter 3. Beneficiaries

Chapter 4. Cost

Chapter 5.RCSBP Annuity Amount and Offsets

Section A---Annuity Amount

Section B---Offsets to the Annuity

ATTACHMENTS

Glossary of Terms

Appendices

Bibliography

 

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