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Union Calendar No. 152 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1025 
[Report No. 112–233] 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2011 
Mr. WALZ of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. LATHAM, and Mr. RUNYAN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs 
OCTOBER 5, 2011 
Additional sponsors: Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Ms. BORDALLO, 
Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. FILNER, Mr. KIND, Mr. LAMBORN, Ms. MCCOLLUM, 
Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, 
Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. 
LOEBSACK, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. HOLDEN, 
Mr. ROSS of Arkansas, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. BLU-
MENAUER, Ms. SUTTON, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. KLINE, Ms. 
HAYWORTH, Mr. BASS of New Hampshire, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. LUETKE-
MEYER, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. 
JONES, Mr. FORBES, Mr. REYES, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. 
SCHIFF, Mr. COHEN, Mr. BOREN, Mr. HECK, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. AUS-
TIN SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. 
HARPER, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, and Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER 
OCTOBER 5, 2011 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROVISION OF STATUS UNDER LAW BY HON-
ORING 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: 
‘‘§ 107A. Honoring as veterans certain persons who 
performed service in the reserve compo-
nents 
‘‘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 sec-
tion.’’. 
(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 re-
serve components.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 152 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1025 
[Report No. 112–233] 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to recog-
nize the service in the reserve components of cer-
tain persons by honoring them with status as vet-
erans under law. 
OCTOBER 5, 2011 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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