Sec. 623. Relief of Richard W. Collins III
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Congress makes the following findings: On May 20, 2017, Lieutenant Richard W. Collins III was murdered on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. At the time of his murder, Lieutenant Collins had graduated from the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at Bowie State University and received a commission in the United States Army. At the time of the murder of Lieutenant Collins, a graduate of a Reserve Officers’ Training Corps who received a commission but died before receiving a first duty assignment was not eligible for a death gratuity under section 1475(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code, or for casualty assistance under section 633 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 ( 10 U.S.C. 1475 note).
Section 623 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 ) amended section 1475 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize the payment of a death gratuity to a graduate of the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (SROTC) who receives a commission but dies before receiving a first duty assignment. Section 625 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 authorizes the families of Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps graduates to receive casualty assistance in the event of the death of such graduates.
Sections 623 and 625 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 apply only to a Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps graduate who receives a commission but dies before receiving a first duty assignment on or after the date of the enactment of that Act. The death of Lieutenant Collins played a critical role in changing the eligibility criteria for the death gratuity for Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps graduates who die prior to their first assignment.
Section 623 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 ), and the amendment made by that section, shall apply to Lieutenant Richard W. Collins III as if his death had occurred after the date of the enactment of that section. Section 625 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, and the amendment made by that section, shall apply to Lieutenant Richard W. Collins III as if his death had occurred after the date of the enactment of that section.
No amount exceeding 10 percent of a payment made under subsection (b)(1) may be paid to or received by any attorney or agent for services rendered in connection with the payment. Any person who violates this subsection shall be guilty of an infraction and shall be subject to a fine in the amount provided under title 18, United States Code.
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