To repeal the phase-in of concurrent payment of retired pay and veterans' disability compensation for veterans with a service-connected disability rated as 100 percent.
What it does: Adds SEC. 642. REPEAL OF PHASE-IN OF CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF RETIRED PAY AND VETERANS' DISABILITY COMPENSATION FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES RATED AS TOTAL at the end of subtitle D of title VI
Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)What it changes
1 change to S. 2400 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 642. REPEAL OF PHASE-IN OF CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF RETIRED PAY AND VETERANS' DISABILITY COMPENSATION FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES RATED AS TOTAL at the end of subtitle D of title VI
Adds a sectionIn S. 2400 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(2) For the computation of survivor annuities under subparagraph (A)(i) or (B) of section 1451(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code (as amended by section 642(b) of Public Law 107-107; 115 Stat. 1152)), paragraph (3) of section 1407(c) of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall take effect as of September 10, 2001, and shall apply with respect to deaths of members of the uniformed services occurring on or after that date.
Inserted: SEC. 642. REPEAL OF PHASE-IN OF CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF RETIRED PAY AND VETERANS' DISABILITY COMPENSATION FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES RATED AS TOTAL.
Inserted: Section 1414 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
Inserted: (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
Inserted: (A) by inserting after the first sentence the following new sentence: "During the period beginning on January 1, 2004, and ending on December 31, 2004, payment of retired pay to such a qualified retiree described in subsection (c)(1)(A) is subject to subsection (c)."; and
Inserted: (B) in the last sentence, by inserting "(other than a qualified retiree covered by the preceding sentence)" after "such a qualified retiree"; and
Inserted: (2) in subsection (c)--
Inserted: (A) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12); and
Inserted: (B) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following new paragraph (11):
Inserted: "(11) Inapplicability to veterans with total disabilities after calendar year 2004.--This subsection shall not apply to a qualified retiree described by paragraph (1)(A) after calendar year 2004.".
Original wording
At the end of subtitle D of title VI, add the following:
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SA 3297. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2400, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Services, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle D of title VI, add the following:
SEC. 642. REPEAL OF PHASE-IN OF CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF RETIRED PAY AND VETERANS' DISABILITY COMPENSATION FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES RATED AS TOTAL.
Section 1414 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) by inserting after the first sentence the following new sentence: “During the period beginning on January 1, 2004, and ending on December 31, 2004, payment of retired pay to such a qualified retiree described in subsection (c)(1)(A) is subject to subsection (c).”; and
(B) in the last sentence, by inserting “(other than a qualified retiree covered by the preceding sentence)” after “such a qualified retiree”; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following new paragraph (11):
“(11) Inapplicability to veterans with total disabilities after calendar year 2004.--This subsection shall not apply to a qualified retiree described by paragraph (1)(A) after calendar year 2004.”.
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3297 proposed by Senator Reid.(consideration: CR S7040-7041, S7042)
June 18, 2004
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3297 proposed by Senator Reid.(consideration: CR S7040-7041, S7042)
June 18, 2004
Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 3297 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.(text as modified: CR S7040)
June 18, 2004
Amendment SA 3297 proposed by Senator Reid. (consideration: CR S7040-7041, S7042) To repeal the phase-in of concurrent payment of retired pay and veterans' disability compensation for veterans with a service-connected disability rated as 100 percent.
June 18, 2004
Amendment SA 3297 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text as modified: CR S7040)
June 18, 2004
Senate amendment submitted
June 7, 2004