[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 473 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 473

 To equalize the retired pay of persons who served during World War II 
as Philippine Scouts with the retired pay of other members of the Armed 
   Forces of the United States of corresponding grades and length of 
                                service.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 1993

 Mr. Panetta introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To equalize the retired pay of persons who served during World War II 
as Philippine Scouts with the retired pay of other members of the Armed 
   Forces of the United States of corresponding grades and length of 
                                service.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Philippine Scout Retirement Pay 
Equity Act''.

SEC. 2. PHILIPPINE SCOUT RETIRED PAY EQUALIZATION.

    The Secretary of the Army shall redetermine the retired pay of each 
person entitled to retired pay from the Department of Defense for 
service as a Philippine Scout during the period beginning on December 
7, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1946, as if the rate of basic pay 
payable to such person at the time of retirement had been the rate of 
basic pay payable to any other member of the United States Army in the 
same grade and with the same length of service as such person. The 
redetermination of retired pay shall apply only for retired pay payable 
for months beginning on or after the effective date of this Act.

SEC. 3. PHILIPPINE SCOUT SURVIVOR BENEFIT ADJUSTMENT.

    The Secretary of the Army shall adjust the base amount used to 
calculate survivor benefits under subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 
10, United States Code, for each person entitled to survivor benefits 
as the survivor of a Philippine Scout who served during the period 
beginning on December 7, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1946, to 
reflect the redeterminations of retired pay made for such Philippine 
Scout under section 2. The adjustment of survivor benefits shall apply 
only for survivor benefits payable for months beginning on or after the 
effective date of this Act.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.

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