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SEC. 40A-12.   CREDITED SERVICE FOR MILITARY ACTIVE DUTY.
   (a)   A member with a break in service for military active duty is entitled to credited service for the period of military active duty not exceeding five years if the time is spent in the service of the armed forces of the United States, provided the member satisfactorily completes active service and returns to the service of the city after the member's discharge within the period described by law, if any.
   (b)   Benefits of a member allowed under Subsection (a) for the period of the break in service for military active duty is computed at the appropriate rate of the average monthly earnings of the member on the date the break in service for military active duty was granted for each year the member is on military active duty.
   (c)   Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, contributions, benefits, and service with respect to qualified military service will be provided in accordance with Section 414(u) of the Internal Revenue Code.
   (d)   If a member dies while performing qualified military service (as defined in Section 414(u) of the Internal Revenue Code), the beneficiaries of the member are entitled to any additional benefits (other than benefits relating to the period of qualified military service) that would have been provided if the member had returned to service and then died. (Ord. Nos. 15414; 18181; 19470; 20960; 21582; 25818; 28739; 30162)