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Sec. 653 · H.R. 8800

Reserves and retired members: acceptance of employment, payments, and awards from foreign governments through private entities

Division A — Department of Defense Authorizations › Title VI — MILITARY COMPENSATION AND OTHER BENEFITS › Subtitle F — Other Benefits, Reports, and Briefings

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Committee version · Sec. 653

Section 908(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; (2) by inserting (1) before Subject to; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) (A) The Secretary of the military department concerned shall apply the provisions of this section to the acceptance, by a person described in subparagraph (B) who is under the jurisdiction of such Secretary, of employment (and compensation related to that employment) or payments or awards indirectly from a foreign government through a private entity to the same extent and in the same manner as such provisions apply to employment (and compensation related to that employment) and payments and awards described in paragraph (1). (B) A person described in this subparagraph is— (i) a retired member of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force; or (ii) a member— (I) of a reserve component of an armed force specified in subclause (i); and (II) who is not serving on active duty under a call or order to active duty for a period in excess of 30 days..

•HR 8800 RHSEC. 653
Passed the House · Sec. 653

Section 908(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; (2) by inserting (1) before Subject to; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) (A) The Secretary of the military department concerned shall apply the provisions of this section to the acceptance, by a person described in subparagraph (B) who is under the jurisdiction of such Secretary, of employment (and compensation related to that employment) or payments or awards indirectly from a foreign government through a private entity to the same extent and in the same manner as such provisions apply to employment (and compensation related to that employment) and payments and awards described in paragraph (1). (B) A person described in this subparagraph is— (i) a retired member of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force; or (ii) a member— (I) of a reserve component of an armed force specified in subclause (i); and (II) who is not serving on active duty under a call or order to active duty for a period in excess of 30 days..

•HR 8800 EHSEC. 653

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