,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecgh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #aj1       
#bjai,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland 7for      
himself1 ,mr4 ,hoyer1 and ,mr4 ,bacon7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to extend the    
death gratuity and casualty assistance  
to survivors of certain deceased        
graduates of the ,reserve ,officers'    
,training ,corps4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,second  
,lieutenant ,richard ,w4 ,collins ,,iii 
,memorial ,act4  #b4 ,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 received a 
commission but 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  #c4 ,casualty assistance for     
,,rotc graduates  ,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  7#a7 ,treated as      
members ,for purposes of this section1 a
 graduate of a reserve officers'        
training corps who receives a commission
 and who dies before receiving a first  
duty assignment shall be treated as a   
member of the ,armed ,forces who dies   
while on active duty4  7#b7 ,effective  
date ,this subsection applies to deaths 
on or after the date of the enactment of
 the ,national ,defense ,authorization  
,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjbj4  4