[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3875 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3875

To amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the 
 reserve components of certain persons by honoring them with status as 
                          veterans under law.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 29, 2010

Mrs. Lincoln (for herself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Wyden) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the 
 reserve components of certain persons by honoring them with status as 
                          veterans under law.

    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 ``Honor America's Guard-Reserve 
Retirees Act''.

SEC. 2. PROVISION OF VETERANS STATUS UNDER LAW BY HONORING CERTAIN 
              MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS AS VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 107 the following new section:
``Sec. 107A. Honoring as veterans certain persons who performed service 
              in the reserve components
    ``Any person who is entitled under chapter 1223 of title 10 to 
retired pay for nonregular service or, but for age, would be entitled 
under such chapter to retired pay for nonregular service shall be 
honored as a veteran but shall not be entitled to any benefit solely by 
reason of this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
107 the following new item:

``107A. Honoring as veterans certain persons who performed service in 
                            the reserve components.''.
            (1) A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
        recognize the service in the reserve components of certain 
        persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law.
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