[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 25, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4381-S4382]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Graham of South Carolina, and Mr. 
        Allen):
  S. 706. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide 
Survivor Benefit Plan annuities for surviving spouses of Reserves not 
eligible for retirement who die from a cause incurred or aggravated 
while on inactive-

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duty training; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                 S. 706

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

     SECTION 1. SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN ANNUITIES FOR SURVIVING 
                   SPOUSES OF RESERVES NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RETIREMENT 
                   WHO DIE FROM A CAUSE INCURRED OR AGGRAVATED 
                   WHILE ON INACTIVE-DUTY TRAINING.

       (a) Surviving Spouse Annuity.--Paragraph (1) of section 
     1448(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(1) Surviving spouse annuity.--The Secretary concerned 
     shall pay an annuity under this subchapter to the surviving 
     spouse of--
       ``(A) a person who is eligible to provide a reserve-
     component annuity and who dies--
       ``(i) before being notified under section 12731(d) of this 
     title that he has completed the years of service required for 
     eligibility for reserve-component retired pay; or
       ``(ii) during the 90-day period beginning on the date he 
     receives notification under section 12731(d) of this title 
     that he has completed the years of service required for 
     eligibility for reserve-component retired pay if he had not 
     made an election under subsection (a)(2)(B) to participate in 
     the Plan; or
       ``(B) a member of a reserve component not described in 
     subparagraph (A) who dies from an injury or illness incurred 
     or aggravated in line of duty during inactive-duty 
     training.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The heading for subsection (f) 
     of section 1448 of such title is amended by inserting ``or 
     Before'' after ``Dying When''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as of September 10, 2001, and shall apply 
     with respect to performance of inactive-duty training (as 
     defined in section 101(d) of title 10, United States Code) on 
     or after that date.

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