[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3393 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3393
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent
receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay for
disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service and a combat-
related disability, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 4, 2020
Mr. Tester (for himself and Mr. Crapo) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent
receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay for
disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service and a combat-
related disability, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY OF DISABILITY RETIREES WITH FEWER THAN 20 YEARS
OF SERVICE AND A COMBAT-RELATED DISABILITY FOR CONCURRENT
RECEIPT OF VETERANS' DISABILITY COMPENSATION AND RETIRED
PAY.
(a) Concurrent Receipt in Connection With CSRC.--Section
1413a(b)(3)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking
``creditable service,'' and all that follows and inserting the
following: ``creditable service--
``(i) the retired pay of the retiree is not
subject to reduction under sections 5304 and
5305 of title 38; and
``(ii) no monthly amount shall be paid the
retiree under subsection (a).''.
(b) Concurrent Receipt Generally.--Section 1414(b)(2) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``Subsection (a)'' and all
that follows and inserting the following: ``Subsection (a)--
``(A) applies to a member described in paragraph
(1) of that subsection who is retired under chapter 61
of this title with less than 20 years of service
otherwise creditable under chapter 1405 of this title,
or with less than 20 years of service computed under
section 12732 of this title, at the time of the
member's retirement if the member has a combat-related
disability (as that term is defined in section 1413a(e)
of this title), except that in the application of
subsection (a) to such a member, any reference in that
subsection to a qualifying service-connected disability
shall be deemed to be a reference to that combat-
related disability; but
``(B) does not apply to any member so retired if
the member does not have a combat-related
disability.''.
(c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Amendments reflecting end of concurrent receipt phase-
in period.--Section 1414 of title 10, United States Code, is
further amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(1)--
(i) by striking the second sentence; and
(ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B);
(B) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating
subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d),
respectively; and
(C) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by striking
paragraphs (3) and (4).
(2) Section heading.--The heading of such section 1414 is
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also eligible for
veterans' disability compensation: concurrent receipt''.
(3) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 71 of such title is amended by striking
the item relating to section 1414 and inserting the following
new item:
``1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also eligible for
veterans' disability compensation:
concurrent receipt.''.
(4) Conforming amendment.--Section 1413a(f) of such title
is amended by striking ``Subsection (d)'' and inserting
``Subsection (c)''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the first day of the first month beginning after the date of
the enactment of this Act and shall apply to payments for months
beginning on or after that date.
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