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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 208 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the 

reserve components of the Armed Forces who have served on active 

duty or performed active service since September 11, 2001, in support 

of a contingency operation or in other emergency situations receive credit 

for such service in determining eligibility for early receipt of non-regular 

service retired pay, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 6, 2009 

Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. BACHUS) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces 

who have served on active duty or performed active service since September 11, 2001, in support of a contingency operation or in other emergency situations receive 

credit for such service in determining eligibility for early 

receipt of non-regular service retired pay, and for other 

purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Guardsmen 

3 and Reservists Parity for Patriots Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress makes the following findings: 

6 (1) Since September 11, 2001, members of the 

7 reserve components of the Armed Forces have been 

8 sent into harm’s way and fought alongside members 

9 of the regular components of the Armed Forces. 

10 (2) Between September 11, 2001, and January 

11 28, 2008, more than 600,000 members of the re12 serve components have been mobilized in support of 

13 military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and for 

14 other contingency operations. 

15 (3) More than 142,000 members of the reserve 

16 components have been mobilized more than once 

17 during this same period. 

18 (4) Section 647 of the National Defense Au19 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 

20 110–181, 122 Stat. 160) consisted of an amendment 

21 to section 12731 of title 10, United States Code, of22 fering an earlier retirement benefit for members of 

23 the reserve components who are mobilized in support 

24 of contingency operations. 

25 (5) However, the amendment made by section 

26 647 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 


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1 Fiscal Year 2008 only considers service performed 

2 after the date of the enactment of such Act, January 

3 28, 2008, and this effective date fails to recognize 

4 the service and sacrifice made by members of the re5 serve components since September 11, 2001. 

6 SEC. 3. CONSIDERATION OF SERVICE SINCE SEPTEMBER 

7 11, 2001, IN DETERMINING EARLY ELIGIBILITY 

8 FOR RECEIPT OF NON-REGULAR SERVICE RE9 TIRED PAY. 

10 Subsection (f) of section 12731 of title 10, United 

11 States Code, as added by section 647 of the National De12 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 

13 110–181, 122 Stat. 160), is amended in paragraph 

14 (2)(A)— 

15 (1) by striking ‘‘the date of the enactment of 

16 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

17 Year 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘September 11, 2001’’; 

18 and 

19 (2) by striking ‘‘in any fiscal year after such 

20 date’’ and inserting ‘‘such duty or service after that 

21 date during fiscal year 2002 and any subsequent fis22 cal year’’. 

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