,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fgi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #ac1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,walz 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,runyan1  
,mr4 ,denham1 ,mr4 ,hunter1 ,mr4        
,latham1 ,mr4 ,matheson1 and ,mr4       
,rahall7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to recognize the service in the reserve 
components of certain persons by        
honoring them with status as veterans   
under law4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,honor ,america's   
,guard-,reserve ,retirees ,act4  #b4    
,provision of status under law by       
honoring certain members of the reserve 
components as veterans  7a7 ,veteran    
status  7#a7 ,in general ,chapter #a of 
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by inserting after section #ajg 
the following new section3  #ajg;,a4    
,honoring as veterans certain persons   
who performed service in the reserve    

components ,any person who is entitled  
under chapter #abbc of title #aj to     
retired pay for nonregular service or1  
but for age1 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 section4  
4  7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table  
of sections at the beginning of such    
chapter is amended by inserting after   
the item relating to section #ajg the   
following new item3  #ajg;,a4 ,honoring 
as veterans certain persons who         
performed service in the reserve        
components4  4  7b7 ,clarification      
regarding benefits ,no person may       
receive any benefit under the laws      
administered by the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs solely by reason of  
section #ajg;,a of title #ch1 ,united   
,states ,code1 as added by subsection   
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