S.Amdt. 4196
What it does: Adds SEC. 648. EXPANSION OF COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL COMPENSATION ELIGIBILITY FOR CHAPTER 61 MILITARY RETIREES at the end of subtitle D of title VI
Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)What it changes
1 change to S. 2766 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 648. EXPANSION OF COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL COMPENSATION ELIGIBILITY FOR CHAPTER 61 MILITARY RETIREES at the end of subtitle D of title VI
Adds a sectionIn S. 2766 · Placed on Calendar Senate
"1154. Retention of assistive technology and devices provided before separation.".
Inserted: SEC. 648. EXPANSION OF COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL COMPENSATION ELIGIBILITY FOR CHAPTER 61 MILITARY RETIREES.
Inserted: (a) Eligibility.--Subsection (c) of section 1413a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking "entitled to retired pay who--" and all that follows and inserting "who--
Inserted: "(1) is entitled to retired pay (other than by reason of section 12731b of this title); and
Inserted: "(2) has a combat-related disability.".
Inserted: (b) Computation.--Paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of such section is amended--
Inserted: (1) by designating the text of that paragraph as subparagraph (A), realigning that text so as to be indented 4 ems from the left margin, and inserting before "In the case of" the following heading: "In general.--"; and
Inserted: (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
Inserted: "(B) Special rule for retirees with fewer than 20 years of service.--In the case of an eligible combat-related disabled uniformed services retiree who is retired under chapter 61 of this title with fewer than 20 years of creditable service, the amount of the payment under paragraph (1) for any month shall be reduced by the amount (if any) by which the amount of the member's retired pay under chapter 61 of this title exceeds the amount equal to 2\1/2\ percent of the member's years of creditable service multiplied by the member's retired pay base under section 1406(b)(1) or 1407 of this title, whichever is applicable to the member.".
Inserted: (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2006, and shall apply to payments for months beginning on or after that date.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle D of title VI, add the following:
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As printed
SA 4196. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle D of title VI, add the following:
SEC. 648. EXPANSION OF COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL COMPENSATION ELIGIBILITY FOR CHAPTER 61 MILITARY RETIREES.
(a) Eligibility.--Subsection (c) of section 1413a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “entitled to retired pay who--” and all that follows and inserting “who--
“(1) is entitled to retired pay (other than by reason of section 12731b of this title); and
“(2) has a combat-related disability.”.
(b) Computation.--Paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of such section is amended--
(1) by designating the text of that paragraph as subparagraph (A), realigning that text so as to be indented 4 ems from the left margin, and inserting before “In the case of” the following heading: “In general.--”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(B) Special rule for retirees with fewer than 20 years of service.--In the case of an eligible combat-related disabled uniformed services retiree who is retired under chapter 61 of this title with fewer than 20 years of creditable service, the amount of the payment under paragraph (1) for any month shall be reduced by the amount (if any) by which the amount of the member's retired pay under chapter 61 of this title exceeds the amount equal to 2\1/2\ percent of the member's years of creditable service multiplied by the member's retired pay base under section 1406(b)(1) or 1407 of this title, whichever is applicable to the member.”.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2006, and shall apply to payments for months beginning on or after that date.
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Senate amendment submitted
June 12, 2006