[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 342 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 342

   To provide for the treatment of service as a member of the Alaska 
Territorial Guard during World War II as active service for purposes of 
              retired pay for members of the Armed Forces.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 28, 2009

Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Inouye) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for the treatment of service as a member of the Alaska 
Territorial Guard during World War II as active service for purposes of 
              retired pay for members of the Armed Forces.

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

SECTION 1. TREATMENT AS ACTIVE SERVICE FOR RETIRED PAY PURPOSES OF 
              SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF THE ALASKA TERRITORIAL GUARD 
              DURING WORLD WAR II.

    (a) In General.--Service as a member of the Alaska Territorial 
Guard during World War II of any individual who was honorably 
discharged therefrom under section 8147 of the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-259; 114 Stat. 705) shall be 
treated as active service for purposes of the computation under chapter 
71, 371, or 1223 of title 10, United States Code, as applicable, of the 
retired pay to which such individual may be entitled under title 10, 
United States Code.
    (b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to 
amounts of retired pay payable under title 10, United States Code, for 
months beginning on or after August 9, 2000. No retired pay shall be 
paid to any individual by reason of subsection (a) for any period 
before that date.
    (c) World War II Defined.--In this section, the term ``World War 
II'' has the meaning given that term in section 101(8) of title 38, 
United States Code.
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