I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1732 
To provide alternative retired pay rates under title 10, United States Code, 
and alternative disability compensation rates under title 38, United 
States Code, for members of the Armed Forces with a combat-related 
disability, with such rates based on the average monthly salary for 
high school graduates in the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 28, 2007 
Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
GOHMERT, Mr. PITTS, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. PETER-
SON of Minnesota, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, and Mr. RENZI) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 
and in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To provide alternative retired pay rates under title 10, 
United States Code, and alternative disability compensa-
tion rates under title 38, United States Code, for mem-
bers of the Armed Forces with a combat-related dis-
ability, with such rates based on the average monthly 
salary for high school graduates in the United States, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. ALTERNATIVE RETIRED PAY RATES FOR MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH A COM-
BAT-RELATED DISABILITY. 
(a) ALTERNATIVE RETIRED PAY BASE FOR CHAP-
TER 71 RETIRED PAY.—Section 1401 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) ALTERNATIVE RETIRED PAY BASE FOR MEM-
BERS WITH A COMBAT-RELATED DISABILITY.—(1) In the 
case of a member of the armed forces with a combat-re-
lated disability who is entitled to monthly retired pay com-
puted using a formula specified in subsection (a), the Sec-
retary concerned shall permit the member to elect to have 
used in that formula, in lieu of the retired pay base of 
the member computed under section 1406(b) or 1407 of 
this title, a retired pay base equal to $2,917, which rep-
resents the average monthly salary for high school grad-
uates in the United States, as determined by the Census 
Bureau for 2006. 
‘‘(2) The alternative retired pay base in effect under 
paragraph (1) for a calendar year shall be adjusted on 
December 1 of that year in the manner provided by section 
1401a(b) of this title for use during the next calendar 
year. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘combat-related dis-
ability’ means a disability that is compensable under the 
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laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
and that— 
‘‘(A) is attributable to an injury for which the 
member was awarded the Purple Heart; or 
‘‘(B) was incurred (as determined under criteria 
prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for purposes 
of section 1413a of this title) as a direct result of 
armed conflict.’’. 
(b) ALTERNATIVE RETIRED PAY BASE FOR RETIRED 
PAY
FOR NON-REGULAR SERVICE.—Section 12739 of 
such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(e)(1) In the case of a member of the armed forces 
with a combat-related disability who is entitled to monthly 
retired pay computed under subsection (a), the Secretary 
concerned shall permit the member to elect to have used 
in paragraph (1) of such subsection, in lieu of the retired 
pay base of the member computed under section 1406(b) 
or 1407 of this title, a retired pay base equal to $2,917, 
which represents the average monthly salary for high 
school graduates in the United States, as determined by 
the Census Bureau for 2006. 
‘‘(2) The alternative retired pay base in effect under 
paragraph (1) for a calendar year shall be adjusted on 
December 1 of that year in the manner provided by section 
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