S.Amdt. 618

SA 618. Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

treatment as active service for retired pay purposes of service as a

member of the alaska territorial guard during world war ii

Sec. ___. (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.