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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3787 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 365
111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3787

                          [Report No. 111-625]

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in the 
Reserve components as active service for purposes of laws administered 
                 by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 8, 2009

    Mr. Walz (for himself, Mr. Latham, Mr. Adler of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Bilbray, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Brown of South 
   Carolina, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
 Gonzalez, Mr. Hall of New York, Mrs. Halvorson, Mr. Hare, Ms. Herseth 
   Sandlin, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Massa, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. 
  Oberstar, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Perriello, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
Rodriguez, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Teague) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

                           September 28, 2010

    Additional sponsors: Mr. Space, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Tim Murphy of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Kind, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Frank of 
 Massachusetts, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. 
Arcuri, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kline of 
            Minnesota, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. Kagen

                           September 28, 2010

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in the 
Reserve components as active service for purposes of laws administered 
                 by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

 

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. CERTAIN SERVICE PERFORMED IN THE RESERVE COMPONENTS 
              DEEMED ACTIVE SERVICE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 106 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(g) Any person who has not otherwise performed 
qualifying active duty service shall be deemed to have been on active 
duty for purposes of all laws administered by the Secretary if the 
person is entitled under chapter 1223 of title 10 to retired pay for 
nonregular service or, but for age, would be entitled under such 
chapter to retired pay for nonregular service.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. PROVISION OF STATUS UNDER LAW BY HONORING CERTAIN MEMBERS OF 
              THE RESERVE COMPONENTS AS VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 107 the following new section:
``Sec. 107A. Honoring as veterans certain persons who performed service 
              in the reserve components
    ``Any person who is entitled under chapter 1223 of title 10 to 
retired pay for nonregular service or, but for age, would be entitled 
under such chapter to retired pay for nonregular service shall be 
honored as a veteran but shall not be entitled to any benefit by reason 
of this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
107 the following new item:

``107A. Honoring as veterans certain persons who performed service in 
                            the reserve components.''.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend title 38, 
        United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve 
        components of certain persons by honoring them with status as 
        veterans under law.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 365

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3787

                          [Report No. 111-625]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in the 
Reserve components as active service for purposes of laws administered 
                 by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 28, 2010

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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