H.R. 4378: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that members of the National Guards who served in the counties declared disasters in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and who served under State duty so that they could immediately assist in the response to the terrorist attacks should have that service counted as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit.
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H.R. 4378: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that members of the National Guards who served in the counties declared disasters in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and who served under State duty so that they could immediately assist in the response to the terrorist attacks should have that service counted as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit.
108th Congress · introduced 2004-05-18 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-05-18 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that members of the National Guards who served in the counties declared disasters in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and who served under State duty so that they could immediately assist in the response to the terrorist attacks should have that service counted as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit.
Plain summary
Authorizes members of the National Guard who, immediately after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, served in counties declared Federal disaster areas as the result of those attacks to count such service as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit. Makes this Act retroactively effective to benefit those members of the National Guard who became entitled to retired pay between September 11, 2001, and the date of enactment.
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Official text
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that members of the National Guards who served in the counties declared disasters in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and who served under State duty so that they could immediately assist in the response to the terrorist attacks should have that service counted as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] · 11 cosponsors
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Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr4378.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr4378 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108