,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bdaf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ab1 
#bjah,mr4 ,wicker 7for himself and ,mr4 
,coons7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend titles #e1 #aj1 and   
#cg1 ,united ,states ,code1 to ensure   
that an order to serve on active duty   
under section #abcjd;b of title #aj1    
,united ,states ,code1 is treated the   
same as other orders to serve on active 
duty for determining the eligibility of 
members of the uniformed services for   
certain benefits4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,national
 ,guard and ,reserves ,benefits ,parity 
,act4  #b4 ,consideration of service on 
active duty to reduce age for           
eligibility for retired pay for         
non-,regular service ,section           
#abgca7;f77#b77;,b77i7 of title #aj1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking under a provision of law       

referred to in section                  
#aja7;a77#ac77;,b7 or under section     
#abcja7;d7 and inserting under section  
#abcja7;d7 or #abcjd;b of this title or 
a provision of law referred to in       
section #aja7;a77#ac77;,b74  #c4        
,eligibility of reserve component       
members for high-deployment allowance   
for lengthy or numerous deployments and 
frequent mobilizations ,section         
#dcf7;a77#b77;,c77ii7 of title #cg1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after under the first place it
 appears the following3 section #abcjd;b
 of title #aj or4  #d4 ,eligibility of  
reserve component members for           
nonreduction in pay while serving in the
 uniformed services or ,national ,guard 
,section #eech7;a7 of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended in the matter 
preceding paragraph 7#a7 by inserting   
after under the following3 section      
#abcjd;b of title #aj or4