[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2044 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2044

   To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend eligibility for 
    disability retired pay and separation pay to former cadets and 
     midshipmen with prior enlisted service who incurred physical 
                  disabilities after January 1, 2000.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 25, 2007

  Mr. Stupak 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 extend eligibility for 
    disability retired pay and separation pay to former cadets and 
     midshipmen with prior enlisted service who incurred physical 
                  disabilities after January 1, 2000.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cadet and Midshipman Disability 
Fairness Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR DISABILITY RETIRED PAY AND SEPARATION PAY OF 
              CERTAIN FORMER CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN WITH PRIOR ENLISTED 
              SERVICE.

    Section 1217(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``incurred after October 28, 2004.'' and inserting 
``incurred--
            ``(1) after October 28, 2004; or
            ``(2) after January 1, 2000, in the case of a cadet or 
        midshipman who was discharged from an enlisted grade in order 
        to accept an appointment as a cadet or midshipman.''.
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