,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehcb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #aj1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,thompson of ,pennsylvania 7for    
himself1 ,mr4 ,walz1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,ms4 
,shea-,porter1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,rush1
 ,mr4 ,marino1 ,mr4 ,amodei1 ,mr4       
,barletta1 ,mr4 ,kelly of ,pennsylvania1
 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,wilson of     
,south ,carolina1 and ,mr4 ,perry7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to modify   
the enhanced selective discharge        
authority currently available to the    
,secretary of a military department to  
permit a commissioned officer in the    
,armed ,forces who was appointed from   
the enlisted ranks and has at least #bj 
years of service1 at least four years of
 which has been commissioned service1 to
 retire in the officer's commissioned   
rank4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may  
be cited as the ,proudly ,restoring     

,officers of ,prior ,enlistment         
,retirement ,act or the ,,proper ,act4  
#b4 ,reduction in required length of    
commissioned service for retirement as  
an officer  7a7 ,army ,section #ciaa7;b7
 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by  
striking ,the period and inserting      
,except as provided in paragraph 7#c71  
the period2 and  7#b7 by adding at the  
end the following new paragraph3  7#c7  
,during the period beginning on ,january
 #a1 #bjad1 and ending on ,september    
#cj1 #bjaf1 the requirement under       
subsection 7a7 for at least #aj years of
 active service as a commissioned       
officer shall be reduced to a period of 
at least four years4  4  7b7 ,navy and  
,marine ,corps ,section #fcbc7;a77#b7 of
 title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended--  7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by
 striking ,the period and inserting     
,except as provided in subparagraph     
7,c71 the period2 and  7#b7 by adding at
 the end the following new subparagraph3

  7,b7 ,during the period beginning on  
,january #a1 #bjad1 and ending on       
,september #cj1 #bjaf1 the requirement  
under paragraph 7#a7 for at least #aj   
years of active service as a            
commissioned officer shall be reduced to
 a period of at least four years4  4    
7c7 ,air ,force ,section #hiaa7;b7 of   
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by   
striking ,the period and inserting      
,except as provided in paragraph 7#c71  
the period2 and  7#b7 by adding at the  
end the following new paragraph3  7#c7  
,during the period beginning on ,january
 #a1 #bjad1 and ending on ,september    
#cj1 #bjaf1 the requirement under       
subsection 7a7 for at least #aj years of
 active service as a commissioned       
officer shall be reduced to a period of 
at least four years4  4  7d7            
,retroactive application ,in the case of
 a member of the ,army1 ,navy1 ,air     
,force1 or ,marine ,corps who was       
retired under section #fch;a1 #ciaa7;a71

 #fcbc7;a71 or #hiaa7;a7 of title #aj1  
,united ,states ,code1 during the period
 beginning on ,january #a1 #bjad1 and   
ending on the date of the enactment of  
this ,act1 the ,secretary of the        
military department concerned shall     
modify the rank in which the member was 
retired if necessary to comply with the 
amendments made by this section4