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Military Retirement Credit for Distance Learning Act

S. 1813 · 115th Congress · Sep 14, 2017 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide credit toward computation of years of service for nonregular service retired pay for completion of remotely delivered military education or training.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Military Retirement Credit for Distance Learning Act”.

Sec. 2 Credit toward computation of years of service for nonregular service retired pay upon completion of remotely delivered military education or training

(a)
In general— Section 12732(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph:

“(F) Such points (but not more than 10 points) as the Secretary concerned determines to be appropriate for successful completion of a course of instruction using electronically delivered methodologies to accomplish military education or training, unless the education or training is performed while in a status for which credit is provided under another subparagraph of this paragraph.”

(2)
by striking “and (E)” in the last sentence and inserting “(E), and (F)”.
(b)
Maximum number of points per service year— Section 12733(3) of such title is amended by striking “or (D)” and inserting “(D), or (F)”.