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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. (Introduced in Senate)

S 342 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.

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

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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