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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5832 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the enhanced selective 

discharge authority currently available to the Secretary of a military 

department to permit a commissioned officer in the Armed Forces who 

was appointed from the enlisted ranks and has at least 20 years of 

service, at least four years of which has been commissioned service, 

to retire in the officer’s commissioned rank. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 10, 2014 

Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. WALZ, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. 

SHEA-PORTER, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. RUSH, Mr. MARINO, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. 

BARLETTA, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. WILSON

of South Carolina, and Mr. PERRY) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the enhanced selective discharge authority currently available 

to the Secretary of a military department to permit 

a commissioned officer in the Armed Forces who was 

appointed from the enlisted ranks and has at least 20 

years of service, at least four years of which has been 

commissioned service, to retire in the officer’s commissioned rank. 

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 ‘‘Proudly Restoring Of3 ficers of Prior Enlistment Retirement Act’’ or the 

4 ‘‘PROPER Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN REQUIRED LENGTH OF COMMIS6 SIONED SERVICE FOR RETIREMENT AS AN 

7 OFFICER. 

8 (a) ARMY.—Section 3911(b) of title 10, United 

9 States Code, is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘The period’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (3), 

12 the period’’; and 

13 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

14 paragraph: 

15 ‘‘(3) During the period beginning on January 1, 

16 2014, and ending on September 30, 2016, the requirement 

17 under subsection (a) for at least 10 years of active service 

18 as a commissioned officer shall be reduced to a period of 

19 at least four years.’’. 

20 (b) NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.—Section 6323(a)(2) 

21 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

22 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘The pe23 riod’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subpara24 graph (C), the period’’; and 

25 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub26 paragraph: 


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1 ‘‘(B) During the period beginning on January 1, 

2 2014, and ending on September 30, 2016, the requirement 

3 under paragraph (1) for at least 10 years of active service 

4 as a commissioned officer shall be reduced to a period of 

5 at least four years.’’. 

6 (c) AIR FORCE.—Section 8911(b) of title 10, United 

7 States Code, is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘The period’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (3), 

10 the period’’; and 

11 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

12 paragraph: 

13 ‘‘(3) During the period beginning on January 1, 

14 2014, and ending on September 30, 2016, the requirement 

15 under subsection (a) for at least 10 years of active service 

16 as a commissioned officer shall be reduced to a period of 

17 at least four years.’’. 

18 (d) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.—In the case of a 

19 member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps 

20 who was retired under section 638a, 3911(a), 6323(a), or 

21 8911(a) of title 10, United States Code, during the period 

22 beginning on January 1, 2014, and ending on the date 

23 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military 

24 department concerned shall modify the rank in which the 


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1 member was retired if necessary to comply with the 

2 amendments made by this section. 

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