INCREASE IN RECOMPUTED RETIRED PAY FOR CERTAIN ENLISTED MEMBERS CREDITED WITH EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM.

SEC. 642. INCREASE IN RECOMPUTED RETIRED PAY FOR CERTAIN ENLISTED MEMBERS CREDITED WITH EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM. (a) Members Initially Entering Service Before September 8, 1980.—Section 1402 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(f)(1) In the case of a member who is entitled to recompute retired pay under this section upon release from active duty served after retiring under section 3914 or 8914 of this title, the member’s retired pay as recomputed under another provision of this section shall be increased by 10 percent of the amount so recomputed if the member has been credited by the Secretary concerned with extraordinary heroism in the line of duty during any period of active duty service in the armed forces. 106 STAT. 2425 “(2) The amount of the retired pay as recomputed under another provision of this section and as increased under paragraph (1) may not exceed the amount equal to 75 percent of the monthly rate of basic pay upon which the recomputation of such retired pay is based. “(3) The determination of the Secretary concerned as to extraordinary heroism is conclusive for all purposes.”. (b) Members Initially Entering Service After September 7, 1980.—Section 1402a of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(f) Additional 10 Percent for Certain Enlisted Members Credited With Extraordinary Heroism.—(1) In the case of a member who is entitled to recompute retired pay under this section upon release from active duty served after retiring under section 3914 or 8914 of this title, the member’s retired pay as recomputed under another provision of this section shall be increased by 10 percent of the amount so recomputed if the member has been credited by the Secretary concerned with extraordinary heroism in the line of duty during any period of active duty service in the armed forces. “(2) The amount of the retired pay as recomputed under another provision of this section and as increased under paragraph (1) may not exceed the amount equal to 75 percent of the retired pay base upon which the recomputation of such retired pay is based. “(3) The determination of the Secretary concerned as to extraordinary heroism is conclusive for all purposes.”. (c) Prospective Applicability.—No benefits shall accrue for months beginning before the date of the enactment of this Act by reason of the amendments made by this section.