S.Amdt. 1669

SA 1669. Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Donnelly, and Mr. Toomey)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463
proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the
Department of Defense and for military construction, 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 G of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1085. 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.''.
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