S.Amdt. 2441Senate109th Congress (2005-2007)

To provide that veterans with service-connected disabilities rated as total by virtue of unemployability shall be covered by the termination of the phase-in of concurrent receipt of retired pay and veterans disability compensation for military retirees.

What it does: Adds SEC. __. INCLUSION OF VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES RATED AS TOTAL BY REASON OF UNEMPLOYABILITY UNDER TERMINATION OF PHASE-IN OF CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF RETIRED PAY AND VETERANS' DISABILITY COMPENSATION at the appropriate place in title VI
Sponsored by Harry ReidSen. Harry Reid (D-NV)
Submitted November 8, 2005

What it changes

1 change to S. 1042

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  1. Adds SEC. __. INCLUSION OF VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES RATED AS TOTAL BY REASON OF UNEMPLOYABILITY UNDER TERMINATION OF PHASE-IN OF CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF RETIRED PAY AND VETERANS' DISABILITY COMPENSATION at the appropriate place in title VI

    Adds a section

    Inserted: SEC. __. INCLUSION OF VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES RATED AS TOTAL BY REASON OF UNEMPLOYABILITY UNDER TERMINATION OF PHASE-IN OF CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF RETIRED PAY AND VETERANS' DISABILITY COMPENSATION.

    Inserted: (a) Inclusion of Veterans.--Section 1414(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting "or a qualified retiree receiving veterans' disability compensation for a disability rated as total (within the meaning of subsection (e)(3)(B))" after "rated as 100 percent".

    Inserted: (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on December 31, 2004.

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    Original wording

    At the appropriate place in title VI, add the following:

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SA 2441. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1042, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 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 Forces, and for other purposes; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title VI, add the following:

SEC. __. INCLUSION OF VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES RATED AS TOTAL BY REASON OF UNEMPLOYABILITY UNDER TERMINATION OF PHASE-IN OF CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF RETIRED PAY AND VETERANS' DISABILITY COMPENSATION.

(a) Inclusion of Veterans.--Section 1414(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting “or a qualified retiree receiving veterans' disability compensation for a disability rated as total (within the meaning of subsection (e)(3)(B))” after “rated as 100 percent”.

(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on December 31, 2004.

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Senate amendment submitted

November 8, 2005

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2441 proposed by Senator Reid.(consideration: CR S12488-12489; text: CR S12489)

November 8, 2005

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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2441 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

November 8, 2005

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Amendment SA 2441 proposed by Senator Reid. (consideration: CR S12488-12489; text: CR S12489) To provide that veterans with service-connected disabilities rated as total by virtue of unemployability shall be covered by the termination of the phase-in of concurrent receipt of retired pay and veterans disability compensation for military retirees.

November 8, 2005

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Amendment SA 2441 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

November 8, 2005