I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3280
To amend titles 10 and 14, United States Code, to provide for an increase 
in military retired pay for officers by reason of being credited with 
extraordinary heroism on the same basis as applies to enlisted members. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 8, 2003
Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend titles 10 and 14, United States Code, to provide 
for an increase in military retired pay for officers by 
reason of being credited with extraordinary heroism on 
the same basis as applies to enlisted members.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RETIRED PAY COMPUTATION FOR OFFICERS 
CREDITED WITH EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM. 
(a) WARRANT OFFICER AND INVOLUNTARY OFFICER 
RETIREMENT.—Section 1401 is amended by striking at 
the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) If a member who is retired under any provision 
of law specified in formula number 4 or 5 in the table 
in subsection (a) has been credited by the Secretary con-
cerned with extraordinary heroism in the line of duty, the 
member’s retired pay shall be increased by 10 percent of 
the amount determined under that table (but to not more 
than 75 percent of the retired pay base upon which the 
computation of such retired pay is based). The Secretary’s 
determination as to extraordinary heroism is conclusive 
for all purposes.’’. 
(b) VOLUNTARY ARMY OFFICER RETIREMENT.—Sec-
tion 3991(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘CERTAIN ENLISTED’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘section 3914 of this title’’ and 
inserting ‘‘this subtitle’’. 
(c) VOLUNTARY NAVY AND MARINE CORPS OFFICER 
RETIREMENT.—Chapter 571 of such title is amended—
(1) by transferring paragraph (3) of section 
6330(c) to the end of section 6333 and redesig-
nating that paragraph as subsection (d); and 
(2) in that subsection, as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘his retainer pay’’ and inserting ‘‘the mem-
ber’s retired pay or retainer pay’’.
(d) VOLUNTARY
AIR
FORCE
OFFICER
RETIRE-
MENT.—Section 8991(a)(2) of such title is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘CERTAIN ENLISTED’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘section 8914 of this title’’ and 
inserting ‘‘this subtitle’’. 
(e) VOLUNTARY COAST GUARD OFFICER RETIRE-
MENT.—Chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended—
(1) by transferring subsection (i) of section 357 
to the end of section 423 and redesignating that 
subsection as subsection (d); and 
(2) in that subsection, as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘An enlisted member’’ and inserting ‘‘A 
member’’. 
(f) RETIRED
PAY
RECOMPUTED
BASED
UPON 
LATER
ACTIVE
DUTY.—Sections 
1402(f)(1) 
and 
1402a(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code, are each 
amended by striking ‘‘section 3914 or 8914’’ and inserting 
‘‘any provision of this subtitle, other than chapter 61, or 
subtitle B, C, or D’’. 
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to members of the 
Armed Forces retiring on or after January 1, 2003.
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