[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1025 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 152
112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1025

                          [Report No. 112-233]

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 10, 2011

    Mr. Walz of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Latham, and Mr. Runyan) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Veterans' Affairs

                            October 5, 2011

Additional sponsors: Mr. Boswell, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
    Courtney, Mr. Filner, Mr. Kind, Mr. Lamborn, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
McGovern, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Connolly 
 of Virginia, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Roe of 
Tennessee, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Holden, Mr. Ross of Arkansas, Mrs. 
   Christensen, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
   Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Sutton, Mrs. Davis of 
  California, Mr. Kline, Ms. Hayworth, Mr. Bass of New Hampshire, Mr. 
  Carney, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mrs. 
Noem, Mr. Jones, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
Schiff, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Boren, Mr. Heck, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Austin Scott 
 of Georgia, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Harper, Ms. 
           Zoe Lofgren of California, and Ms. Herrera Beutler

                            October 5, 2011

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed

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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. PROVISION OF 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 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.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 152

112th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1025

                          [Report No. 112-233]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            October 5, 2011

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed