To recognize the service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law.

SA 1152. Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Wyden) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1867, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1088. 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.”.