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H.R.4947 Reserve Retirement Deployment Credit Correction Act, 111th Congress

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  • Latest Action: Apr 23, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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    • Waiting Room USA Magazine – Online Edition » Blog Archive ... - June 09, 2010 by Waiting Room USA Magazine - Online Edition - H.R.4947 : Reserve Retirement Deployment Credit Correction Act to amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or active service used to reduce the minimum age at which ...

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      As noted by Waiting Room USA Magazine - Online Edition on June 09, 2010, "H.R.4947 : Reserve Retirement Deployment Credit Correction Act to amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or active service used to reduce the minimum age at which ..." (http://www.waitingroomusa.com/?p=834)
    • Westpac Wayfarer: Military legislation (MOAA rpt) - May 13, 2010 by Westpac Wayfarer - Tom Latham (R-IA) has introduced the Reserve Retirement Deployment Credit Correction Act (HR 4947) to fix current statutory language that bars thousands of Guard and Reserve members from receiving proper credit for their active duty ...

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      As noted by Westpac Wayfarer on May 13, 2010, "Tom Latham (R-IA) has introduced the Reserve Retirement Deployment Credit Correction Act (HR 4947) to fix current statutory language that bars thousands of Guard and Reserve members from receiving proper credit for their active duty ..." (http://westpacwayfarer.blogspot.com/2010/05/military-legislation-moaa-rpt.html)
    • AFSA HQ Newsletter – April 2 - April 01, 2010 by AFSA Chapter 554 - HR4947: the “Reserve Retirement Deployment Credit Correction Act,” by Rep. Tom Latham, R-IA, to eliminate the per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or active service used to reduce the minimum age at which a member ...

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      As noted by AFSA Chapter 554 on April 01, 2010, "HR4947: the “Reserve Retirement Deployment Credit Correction Act,” by Rep. Tom Latham, R-IA, to eliminate the per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or active service used to reduce the minimum age at which a member ..." (http://afsa554.org/2010/04/afsa-hq-newsletter-%E2%80%93-april-2/)

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    • US Rep. Latham: Lawmakers begin bipartisan push to improve National Guard ... - March 28, 2010 by IowaPolitics.com (press release) - The Reserve Retirement Deployment Credit Correction Act, HR 4947, would ensure that Guard members receive the retirement credit for all time spent on active ...

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      As noted by IowaPolitics.com (press release) on March 28, 2010, " The Reserve Retirement Deployment Credit Correction Act, HR 4947, would ensure that Guard members receive the retirement credit for all time spent on active ... " (http://www.iowapolitics.com/index.iml?Article=190884)
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