legislation: 107-hr-5353
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| 107-hr-5353 | 107 | hr | 5353 | Military Physician Equity Act of 2002 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2002-09-09 | 2002-10-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8] | MD | R | M000941 | 5 | 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. | 2025-08-19T17:33:03Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/5353 |