,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cagh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aj1 #bjai,mr4 
,brown of ,maryland introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and 
in addition to the ,committee on        
,veterans' ,affairs1 for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend titles #aj and #ch1
 ,united ,states ,code1 to make certain 
improvements to benefits for survivors  
of deceased graduates of the ,reserve   
,officers' ,training ,corps4  #a4 ,death
 gratuity for ,,rotc graduates  7a7 ,in 
general ,section #adge7;a77#d7 of title 
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding 2 or a graduate of a reserve  
officers' training corps who has yet to 
receive a first duty assignment2 or at  
the end4  7b7 ,effective date ,the      
amendment under subsection 7a7 applies  

to deaths on or after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act4  #b4 ,casualty  
assistance for ,,rotc graduates  7a7 ,in
 general ,section #fcc of the ,national 
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjad 7#aj ,u4,s4,c4 #adge note7 
is amended by adding at the end the     
following new subsection3  7c7 ,,rotc   
graduates treated as members ,for       
purposes of this section1 a graduate of 
a reserve officers' training corps who  
dies before receiving a first duty      
assignment shall be treated as a member 
of the ,armed ,forces who dies while on 
active duty4  4  7b7 ,effective date    
,the amendment under subsection 7a7     
applies to deaths on or after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act4  #c4     
,servicemembers' ,group ,life ,insurance
 for ,,rotc graduates  7a7 ,in general  
,section #aifg7;a77#a7 of title #ch1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
subparagraph3  7,d7 ,any graduate of a  
reserve officers' training corps who has

 not received a first duty assignment4  
4  7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment   
under subsection 7a7 applies to deaths  
on or after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act4