Bobby Moran Soldier’s Medal Retirement Act

Bill: 117-hr-7924
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2022-05-31
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2022-05-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-05-31
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Bobby Moran Soldier's Medal Retirement Act </b></p> <p>This bill removes the cap on additional retired pay for extraordinary heroism in the line of duty (during active duty service) for members of the Army and Air Force who served during the Vietnam Era (i.e., the period beginning August 5, 1964, and ending on March 27, 1973).</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7924 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 31, 2022 Mrs. Rodgers of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the cap on additional retired pay for extraordinary heroism for members of the Army and Air Force who served during the Vietnam Era.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bobby Moran Soldier’s Medal Retirement Act . 2. Elimination of cap on additional retired pay for extraordinary heroism for members of the Army and Air Force who served during the Vietnam Era Title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 1402(f)(2), by striking The amount and inserting Except in the case of a member who served during the Vietnam Era (as that term is defined in section 12731 of this title), the amount ; (2) in section 7361(a)(2), by inserting (except in the case of a member who served during the Vietnam Era, as that term is defined in section 12731 of this title) after based ; and (3) in section 9361(a)(2), by inserting (except in the case of a member who served during the Vietnam Era, as that term is defined in section 12731 of this title) after based .