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PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1986

100 STAT. 698

PUBLIC LAW 99-348—JULY 1, 1986 "(2) ADDITIONAL lo PERCENT FOR CERTAIN ENLISTED MEMBERS

CREDITED WITH EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM.—If a member who is retired under section 8914 of this title has been credited by the Secretary of the Air Force with extraordinary heroism in the line of duty, the member's retired pay shall be increased by 10 - percent of the amount determined under paragraph (1) (but to not more than 75 percent of the retired pay base upon which the computation of such retired pay is based). The Secretary's determination as to extraordinary heroism is conclusive for all purposes. "(b) GENERAL RULES.— "(1) USE OF MOST FAVORABLE FORMULA.—If

Ante, p. 691.

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a person would otherwise be entitled to retired pay computed under more than one formula of the table in subsection (a) or the table in section 1401 of this title, he is entitled to be paid under the applicable formula that is most favorable to him. "(2) ROUNDING TO NEXT LOWER DOLLAR.—The amount computed under subsection (a), if not a multiple of $1, shall be rounded to the next lower multiple of $1. "(3) REFERENCES.—Section references in the table in subsection (a) are to sections of this title.",

(b) RECOMPUTATION FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS AND WARRANT OFFICERS ADVANCED ON THE RETIRED LIST.—The table in section 8992

(relating to recomputation of retired pay to reflect advancement on retired list) is amended to read as follows: "Formula

Column 1 Take

Column 2 Multiply by

A

Retired pay base as computed The retired pay multiplier prescribed in section 1409 of this under section 1406(e) or 1407 title for the number of years of this title. credited to him under section 8925 of this title.'

B

Retired pay base as computed The retired pay multiplier prescribed in section 1409 of this under section 1406(e) or 1407 title for the number of years of this title. credited to him under section 1405 of this title.

' In determining retired pay multiplier, credit each full month of service that is in addition to the number of full years of service creditable to the member as Vi 2 of a year and disregard any remaining fractional part of a month.".

Ante, p. 697.

(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 8925 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(c) In determining a member's years of service under subsection (a) for the purpose of computing the member's retired pay under section 8991 of this title— "(1) each full month of service that is in addition to the number of full years of service creditable to the member shall be credited as Vi 2 of a year; and "(2) any remaining fractional part of a year shall be disregarded.".