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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3280

To amend titles 10 and 14, United States Code, to provide for an increase 

in military retired pay for officers by reason of being credited with 

extraordinary heroism on the same basis as applies to enlisted members. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 8, 2003

Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation 

and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL

To amend titles 10 and 14, United States Code, to provide 

for an increase in military retired pay for officers by 

reason of being credited with extraordinary heroism on 

the same basis as applies to enlisted members.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. RETIRED PAY COMPUTATION FOR OFFICERS 

4 CREDITED WITH EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM. 

5 (a) WARRANT OFFICER AND INVOLUNTARY OFFICER

6 RETIREMENT.—Section 1401 is amended by striking at 

7 the end the following new subsection: 
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1 ‘‘(c) If a member who is retired under any provision 

2 of law specified in formula number 4 or 5 in the table 

3 in subsection (a) has been credited by the Secretary con4 cerned with extraordinary heroism in the line of duty, the 

5 member’s retired pay shall be increased by 10 percent of 

6 the amount determined under that table (but to not more 

7 than 75 percent of the retired pay base upon which the 

8 computation of such retired pay is based). The Secretary’s 

9 determination as to extraordinary heroism is conclusive 

10 for all purposes.’’. 

11 (b) VOLUNTARY ARMY OFFICER RETIREMENT.—Sec12 tion 3991(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amend13 ed—

14 (1) by striking ‘‘CERTAIN ENLISTED’’; and 

15 (2) by striking ‘‘section 3914 of this title’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘this subtitle’’. 

17 (c) VOLUNTARY NAVY AND MARINE CORPS OFFICER

18 RETIREMENT.—Chapter 571 of such title is amended—

19 (1) by transferring paragraph (3) of section 

20 6330(c) to the end of section 6333 and redesig21 nating that paragraph as subsection (d); and 

22 (2) in that subsection, as so redesignated, by 

23 striking ‘‘his retainer pay’’ and inserting ‘‘the mem24 ber’s retired pay or retainer pay’’. 
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1 (d) VOLUNTARY AIR FORCE OFFICER RETIRE2 MENT.—Section 8991(a)(2) of such title is amended—

3 (1) by striking ‘‘CERTAIN ENLISTED’’; and 

4 (2) by striking ‘‘section 8914 of this title’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘this subtitle’’. 

6 (e) VOLUNTARY COAST GUARD OFFICER RETIRE7 MENT.—Chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is 

8 amended—

9 (1) by transferring subsection (i) of section 357 

10 to the end of section 423 and redesignating that 

11 subsection as subsection (d); and 

12 (2) in that subsection, as so redesignated, by 

13 striking ‘‘An enlisted member’’ and inserting ‘‘A 

14 member’’. 

15 (f) RETIRED PAY RECOMPUTED BASED UPON

16 LATER ACTIVE DUTY.—Sections 1402(f)(1) and 

17 1402a(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code, are each 

18 amended by striking ‘‘section 3914 or 8914’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘any provision of this subtitle, other than chapter 61, or 

20 subtitle B, C, or D’’. 

21 (g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

22 this section shall apply with respect to members of the 

23 Armed Forces retiring on or after January 1, 2003.

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