To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide increased access to military commissary stores for members of the Ready Reserve, persons who would be eligible for military retired pay (but for the fact that they are under 60 years of age), and their dependents.

Authorizes members of the Ready Reserve with 50 or more creditable service points to use military commissary stores during that calendar year on the same basis as members on active duty. Removes a limitation (24 days per year) on store use by new Ready Reserve members. Allows dependents of such members to use such stores on an equal basis.

Authorizes store use, on the same basis as members entitled to retired pay, for persons who would be eligible for retired pay but for the fact that they are under 60 years of age. Allows dependents of such persons to use such stores on the same basis as dependents of members entitled to retired pay.

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1059 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1059

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide increased access to 
 military commissary stores for members of the Ready Reserve, persons 
 who would be eligible for military retired pay (but for the fact that 
         they are under 60 years of age), and their dependents.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 4, 2003

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide increased access to 
 military commissary stores for members of the Ready Reserve, persons 
 who would be eligible for military retired pay (but for the fact that 
         they are under 60 years of age), and their dependents.

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

SECTION 1. COMMISSARY BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS OF THE READY RESERVE AND 
              PERSONS OTHERWISE QUALIFIED FOR RETIRED PAY, BUT UNDER 
              AGE 60.

    (a) Ready Reserve Members.--Section 1063 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``Defense.'' and inserting ``during 
                that calendar year on the same basis as members of the 
                armed forces on active duty.''; and
                    (B) by striking the second sentence;
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (3);
            (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
        subsection (d):
    ``(d) Dependents.--(1) Dependents of a member who is authorized 
under subsection (a) to use commissary stores shall be authorized to 
use such stores on the same basis as dependents of members on active 
duty.
    ``(2) Dependents of a member who is authorized under subsection (b) 
to use commissary stores shall be authorized to use such stores on the 
same basis as the member.''.
    (b) Persons Otherwise Qualified for Nonregular Service Retired Pay, 
but Under Age 60.--Section 1064 of such title is amended to read as 
follows:
``Sec. 1064. Use of commissary stores: persons qualified for retired 
              pay under chapter 1223 but under age 60
    ``(a) Eligibility of Persons.--A person who would be eligible for 
retired pay under chapter 1223 of this title but for the fact that the 
person is under 60 years of age shall be authorized to use commissary 
stores of the Department of Defense on the same basis as members of the 
armed forces entitled to retired pay.
    ``(b) Dependents.--Dependents of a person who is authorized under 
subsection (a) to use commissary stores shall be authorized to use such 
stores on the same basis as dependents of members entitled to retired 
pay.
    ``(c) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
regulations to carry out this section.''.
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