,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aggj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bf1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,chaffetz 7for himself1 ,mr4       
,barber1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,utah1 ,mr4    
,rice of ,south ,carolina1 and ,mr4     
,stewart7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
eliminate the different treatment under 
the ,survivor ,benefit ,plan accorded   
members of the reserve components who   
die from an injury or illness incurred  
or aggravated in the line of duty during
 inactive-duty training compared to     
members of the ,armed ,forces who die in
 the line of duty while on active duty4 
#a4 ,equal benefits under ,survivor     
,benefit ,plan for reserve component    
members who die in the line of duty     
during inactive-duty training  7a7      
,treatment of inactive-,duty training in
 same manner as active duty ,section    
#adea7;c77#a77;,a7 of title #aj1 ,united

 ,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in   
clause 7i7--  7,a7 by inserting or      
#addh7;f7 after section #addh7;d72 and  
7,b7 by inserting or 7iii7 after clause 
7ii72 and  7#b7 in clause 7iii71 by     
striking section #addh7;f7 of this title
 and inserting section                  
#addh7;f77#a77;,a7 of this title by     
reason of the death of a member or      
former member not in line of duty4  7b7 
,consistent treatment of dependent      
children and deemed elections ,section  
#addh7;f7 of such title is amended--    
7#a7 by striking paragraph 7#b7 and     
inserting the following new paragraph3  
7#b7 ,dependent children  7,a7 ,annuity 
when no eligible surviving spouse ,in   
the case of a member described in       
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary concerned
 shall pay an annuity under this        
subchapter to the member's dependent    
children under section #adej7;a77#b7 of 
this title as applicable4  7,b7         
,optional annuity when there is an      
eligible surviving spouse ,the          

,secretary may pay an annuity under this
 subchapter to the member's dependent   
children under section #adej7;a77#c7 of 
this title1 if applicable1 instead of   
paying an annuity to the surviving      
spouse under paragraph 7#a71 if the     
,secretary concerned1 in consultation   
with the surviving spouse1 determines it
 appropriate to provide an annuity for  
the dependent children under this       
paragraph instead of an annuity for the 
surviving spouse under paragraph 7#a74  
2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end the    
following new paragraph3  7#e7 ,deemed  
election to provide an annuity for      
dependent ,paragraph 7#f7 of subsection 
7d7 shall apply in the case of a member 
described in paragraph 7#a7 who dies    
after ,november #bc1 #bjjc1 when no     
other annuity is payable on behalf of   
the member under this subchapter4  4    
7c7 ,availability of special survivor   
indemnity allowance ,section            
#adej7m77#a77;,b7 of such title is      
amended by inserting or 7f7 after       

subsection 7d74  7d7 ,effective date2   
application of amendments  7#a7         
,retroactive application ,except as     
provided in the amendment made by       
subsection 7b77#b71 the amendments made 
by this section shall take effect as of 
,september #aj1 #bjja1 and shall apply  
with respect to deaths of members of the
 ,armed ,forces occurring after that    
date4  7#b7 ,payment adjustment and     
lump-sum payments ,the ,secretary of    
,defense shall--  7,a7 require payments 
under the ,survivor ,benefit ,plan for  
months beginning after the date of the  
enactment of this section to be adjusted
 to reflect the amendments made by this 
section2 and  7,b7 provide a lump-sum   
payment to cover the period between the 
death of the member concerned 7or       
,october #a1 #bjjh1 if later than that  
date in the case of the special survivor
 indemnity allowance7 and the date the  
adjustment takes effect under           
subparagraph 7,a74