I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2907 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the 
reserve components of the Armed Forces who have served on active 
duty or performed active service since September 11, 2001, in support 
of a contingency operation or in other emergency situations receive credit 
for such service in determining eligibility for early receipt of non-regular 
service retired pay, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2013 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that mem-
bers of the reserve components of the Armed Forces 
who have served on active duty or performed active serv-
ice since September 11, 2001, in support of a contin-
gency operation or in other emergency situations receive 
credit for such service in determining eligibility for early 
receipt of non-regular service retired pay, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Guardsmen 
and Reservists Parity for Patriots Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Since September 11, 2001, members of the 
reserve components of the Armed Forces have been 
sent into harm’s way and fought alongside members 
of the regular components of the Armed Forces. 
(2) Between September 11, 2001, and January 
28, 2008, more than 600,000 members of the re-
serve components have been mobilized in support of 
military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and for 
other contingency operations. 
(3) More than 142,000 members of the reserve 
components have been mobilized more than once 
during this same period. 
(4) In recognition of the service performed by 
these members of the reserve components, Congress 
enacted section 647 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110– 
181, 122 Stat. 160), which amended section 12731 
of title 10, United States Code, to offer an earlier 
retirement benefit for members of the reserve com-
ponents who are mobilized in support of contingency 
operations. 
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(5) However, the amendment made by section 
647 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2008 only considers service performed 
after the date of the enactment of such Act, January 
28, 2008, and this effective date fails to recognize 
the service and sacrifice made by members of the re-
serve components between September 11, 2001, and 
January 28, 2008. 
SEC. 3. CONSIDERATION OF SERVICE SINCE SEPTEMBER 
11, 2001, IN DETERMINING EARLY ELIGIBILITY 
FOR RECEIPT OF NON-REGULAR SERVICE RE-
TIRED PAY. 
Section 12731(f)(2)(A) of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by section 647 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110– 
181, 122 Stat. 160), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘January 28, 2008’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘September 11, 2001’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘in any fiscal year after such 
date’’ and inserting ‘‘such duty or service after that 
date during fiscal year 2002 and any subsequent fis-
cal year’’. 
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