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Union Calendar No. 229 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1384 
[Report No. 114–302] 
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 16, 2015 
Mr. WALZ (for himself, Mr. ASHFORD, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. 
BORDALLO, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. 
COURTNEY, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. EMMER of Minnesota, Ms. 
ESTY, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. JONES, Ms. KAPTUR, 
Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, 
Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. PETERS, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. STEWART, 
Mr. STIVERS, Mr. TAKAI, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. WELCH, Mr. 
MACARTHUR, Mr. HARPER, and Mr. LATTA) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
OCTOBER 21, 2015 
Additional sponsors: Mr. NUGENT, Mr. PETERSON, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. ZINKE, 
Mr. HUNTER, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, Mr. SARBANES, 
Mr. ELLISON, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. COLE, Ms. LOF-
GREN, Mr. ROONEY of Florida, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. KLINE, 
Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. THOMPSON of 
California, Mr. POCAN, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, 
Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. MESSER, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. CART-
WRIGHT, Mr. ROSS, Mrs. LOVE, Mr. SANFORD, Mr. WILSON of South 
Carolina, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. DOLD, Ms. 
PINGREE, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. YOUNG of Iowa, Ms. 
BROWNLEY of California, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. 
JOLLY, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. KILMER, Mr. VELA, Mr. CLAWSON of Florida, 
Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. COOK, Mr. RUSH, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. ENGEL, 
Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. GIBSON, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Ms. 
FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. MICA, Mr. BARR, Mr. BRIDENSTINE, Mr. 
KATKO, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. SCOTT 
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of Virginia, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. CONAWAY, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ 
of California, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. CAR-
SON of Indiana, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. 
AMODEI, Mr. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, 
Mr. RENACCI, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. 
PITTENGER, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. 
MULVANEY, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. WOMACK, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. 
RIGELL, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. HILL, Mr. KIND, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. 
CUMMINGS, Mr. HIMES, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. O’ROURKE, Ms. 
DELBENE, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. HONDA, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. DUCKWORTH, 
Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, and Mr. SHUSTER 
OCTOBER 21, 2015 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Honor America’s 
Guard-Reserve Retirees Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF STATUS UNDER LAW BY HONORING 
CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COM-
PONENTS AS VETERANS. 
(a) VETERAN STATUS.— 
(1) 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.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 107 
the following new item: 
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