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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. 

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] 


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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. 


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

3 SECTION 1. CERTAIN SERVICE PERFORMED IN THE RE4 SERVE COMPONENTS DEEMED ACTIVE SERV5 ICE. 

6 Section 106 of title 38, United States Code, is 

7 amended by adding at the end the following new sub8 section: 

9 ‘‘(g) Any person who has not otherwise performed 

10 qualifying active duty service shall be deemed to have been 

11 on active duty for purposes of all laws administered by 

12 the Secretary if the person is entitled under chapter 1223 

13 of title 10 to retired pay for nonregular service or, but 

14 for age, would be entitled under such chapter to retired 

15 pay for nonregular service.’’. 

16 SECTION 1. PROVISION OF STATUS UNDER LAW BY HON17 ORING CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE 

18 COMPONENTS AS VETERANS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 38, United States 

20 Code, is amended by inserting after section 107 the fol21 lowing new section: 


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1 ‘‘§ 107A. Honoring as veterans certain persons who 

2 performed service in the reserve compo3 nents 

4 ‘‘Any person who is entitled under chapter 1223 of title 

5 10 to retired pay for nonregular service or, but for age, 

6 would be entitled under such chapter to retired pay for non7 regular service shall be honored as a veteran but shall not 

8 be entitled to any benefit by reason of this section.’’. 

9 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 

10 the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after 

11 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.’’. 


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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 

the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. tive service for purposes of laws administered by certain service in the Reserve components as acSEPTEMBER 28, 2010 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 

dered to be printed of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and orVerDate Mar 15 2010 22:52 Sep 28, 2010 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H3787.RH H3787

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