,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #befd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bf1
 #bjai,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,van ,hollen7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,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 ,corps1 and for    
other purposes4  #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 has yet to 
receive a first duty assignment2 or at  
the end4  7b7 ,effective date ,the      
amendment made by subsection 7a7 applies
 to deaths on or after ,may #a1 #bjag4  

#c4 ,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 made by subsection 7a7   
applies to deaths on or after ,may #a1  
#bjag4  #d4 ,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 made by subsection 7a7   
applies to deaths on or after ,may #a1  
#bjag4