[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 629 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 629

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 20, 2013

  Mr. Pryor (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Tester, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
    Leahy, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Begich, Mr. 
 Franken, 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 the Armed Forces of certain persons by honoring 
    them with status as veterans under law, and for other purposes.

    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 of 2013''.

SEC. 2. PROVISION OF STATUS UNDER LAW BY HONORING CERTAIN MEMBERS OF 
              THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES 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.''.
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