S.Amdt. 2221
What it does: Adds SEC. 1082. CLARIFICATION OF VETERAN STATUS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ATTENDED PREPARATORY SCHOOL OF SERVICE ACADEMY at the end of subtitle H of title X
Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC)What it changes
1 change to S. 1197 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 1082. CLARIFICATION OF VETERAN STATUS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ATTENDED PREPARATORY SCHOOL OF SERVICE ACADEMY at the end of subtitle H of title X
Adds a sectionIn S. 1197 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(e) Date for Submittal of Comptroller General of the United States Report.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended by striking "December 30, 2013" and inserting "December 31, 2014".
Inserted: SEC. 1082. CLARIFICATION OF VETERAN STATUS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ATTENDED PREPARATORY SCHOOL OF SERVICE ACADEMY.
Inserted: (a) Clarification of Definition of Military Service.--Section 101 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
Inserted: (1) in paragraph (21)(D), by inserting after "Naval Academy" the following: "(but, except for purposes of chapter 17 of this title in accordance with section 107(e)(2), does not include any service performed by a student at a preparatory school of a service academy who is not otherwise a member of the Armed Forces)";
Inserted: (2) in paragraph (22), by inserting before the period at the end the following: "or, except for purposes of chapter 17 of this title in accordance with section 107(e)(2), duty performed by a student at a preparatory school of a service academy who is not otherwise a member of the Armed Forces"; and
Inserted: (3) in paragraph (23), by adding after the period at the end the following: "Except for purposes of chapter 17 of this title in accordance with section 107(e)(2), such term does not include duty performed by a student at a preparatory school of a service academy who is not otherwise a member of the Armed Forces.".
Inserted: (b) Service Deemed Not To Be Active Service.--Section 107 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
Inserted: "(e)(1) Except as provided by paragraph (2), duty performed by a student at a preparatory school of a service academy who is not otherwise a member of the Armed Forces shall not be deemed to have been active military, naval, or air service for the purposes of any of the laws administered by the Secretary, regardless of whether the student was injured or disabled as a result of such duty.
Inserted: "(2) Chapter 17 of this title shall apply to an individual described in paragraph (1) with respect to furnishing hospital care and medical services solely for an injury or disability incurred by the individual as a result of military training related to future active duty service performed as a student during the course of required training at a preparatory school of a service academy. An individual who receives such care and services under this paragraph may not be treated as a veteran for the purposes of any other provision of law solely by reason of receiving such care and services under this paragraph.".
Inserted: (c) Small Business Concerns.--Section 8127(l) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
Inserted: "(3) The term 'veteran', in accordance with sections 101 and 107 of this title, does not include an individual whose veteran status is based solely on the attendance of the individual as a student at a preparatory school of a service academy, regardless of whether the individual was injured or disabled as a result of duty performed as such a student.".
Inserted: (d) Preference Eligible.--Section 2108 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
Inserted: (1) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking "; and" and inserting a semicolon;
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Inserted: (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting "; and"; and
Inserted: (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
Inserted: "(6) an individual whose veteran status is based solely on the attendance of the individual as a student at a preparatory school of a service academy, regardless of whether the individual was injured or disabled as a result of duty performed as such a student, may not be treated as a 'veteran', 'disabled veteran', or 'preference eligible'.".
Original wording
At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:
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As printed
SA 2221. Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. Durbin) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1197, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 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. 1082. CLARIFICATION OF VETERAN STATUS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ATTENDED PREPARATORY SCHOOL OF SERVICE ACADEMY.
(a) Clarification of Definition of Military Service.--Section 101 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (21)(D), by inserting after “Naval Academy” the following: “(but, except for purposes of chapter 17 of this title in accordance with section 107(e)(2), does not include any service performed by a student at a preparatory school of a service academy who is not otherwise a member of the Armed Forces)”;
(2) in paragraph (22), by inserting before the period at the end the following: “or, except for purposes of chapter 17 of this title in accordance with section 107(e)(2), duty performed by a student at a preparatory school of a service academy who is not otherwise a member of the Armed Forces”; and
(3) in paragraph (23), by adding after the period at the end the following: “Except for purposes of chapter 17 of this title in accordance with section 107(e)(2), such term does not include duty performed by a student at a preparatory school of a service academy who is not otherwise a member of the Armed Forces.”.
(b) Service Deemed Not To Be Active Service.--Section 107 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(e)(1) Except as provided by paragraph (2), duty performed by a student at a preparatory school of a service academy who is not otherwise a member of the Armed Forces shall not be deemed to have been active military, naval, or air service for the purposes of any of the laws administered by the Secretary, regardless of whether the student was injured or disabled as a result of such duty.
“(2) Chapter 17 of this title shall apply to an individual described in paragraph (1) with respect to furnishing hospital care and medical services solely for an injury or disability incurred by the individual as a result of military training related to future active duty service performed as a student during the course of required training at a preparatory school of a service academy. An individual who receives such care and services under this paragraph may not be treated as a veteran for the purposes of any other provision of law solely by reason of receiving such care and services under this paragraph.”.
(c) Small Business Concerns.--Section 8127(l) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(3) The term ‘veteran', in accordance with sections 101 and 107 of this title, does not include an individual whose veteran status is based solely on the attendance of the individual as a student at a preparatory school of a service academy, regardless of whether the individual was injured or disabled as a result of duty performed as such a student.”.
(d) Preference Eligible.--Section 2108 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(6) an individual whose veteran status is based solely on the attendance of the individual as a student at a preparatory school of a service academy, regardless of whether the individual was injured or disabled as a result of duty performed as such a student, may not be treated as a ‘veteran', ‘disabled veteran', or ‘preference eligible'.”.
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Senate amendment submitted
November 19, 2013