[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2685 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2685

  To amend title 10, United States Code, to revise the computation of 
military disability retired pay computation for certain members of the 
  uniformed services injured while a cadet or midshipman at a service 
                                academy.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 31, 2001

Mr. Gilchrest introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 10, United States Code, to revise the computation of 
military disability retired pay computation for certain members of the 
  uniformed services injured while a cadet or midshipman at a service 
                                academy.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MILITARY DISABILITY RETIRED PAY COMPUTATION FOR CERTAIN 
              MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES INJURED WHILE A CADET 
              OR MIDSHIPMAN AT A SERVICE ACADEMY.

    (a) In General.--(1) Section 1207a(b) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ``or who at the time the disability was incurred was a cadet 
at the United States Military Academy, the United States Air Force 
Academy, or the Coast Guard Academy or a midshipman at the United 
States Naval Academy''.
    (2) Section 1208 of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(c) A member of the armed forces who at the time the member's 
disability was incurred was a cadet at the United States Military 
Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or the Coast Guard 
Academy or a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy shall be 
credited, for the purposes of this chapter, with the number of years of 
service the member performed as a cadet or midshipman.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply only with respect to persons who are retired under chapter 61 of 
title 10, United States Code, on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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