,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ai1 #bjba,mr4    
,braun introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize 
! honor>y promotion ( ,ma/] ,s]geant    
,h>old ,b4 ,ph>is1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,army  
7retir$71 to ,s]geant ,major4  #a4      
,au?orization = honor>y promotion (     
,ma/] ,s]geant ,h>old ,b4 ,ph>is1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,army 7retir$71 to ,s]geant     
,major  7a7 ,honor>y promotion ,!       
honor>y promotion ( ,ma/] ,s]geant      
,h>old ,b4 ,ph>is1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,army  
7retir$71 to ! grade ( ,s]geant ,major  
is h]eby au?oriz$4  7b7 ,additional     
b5efits n ,to accrue ,! honor>y         
promotion ( ,h>old ,b4 ,ph>is pursuant  
to subsection 7a7 %all n affect ! retir$
 pay or o!r b5efits f ! ,unit$ ,/ates to
 :i* ,h>old ,b4 ,ph>is is entitl$ bas$  
^u 8 milit>y s]vice or affect any       
b5efits to :i* any o!r p]son may become 
entitl$ bas$ on 8 milit>y s]vice4