To include in the deficit-neutral reserve funds for America's veterans and wounded servicemembers and for a post 9/11 GI bill provision for the continuing payment to members of the Armed Forces who are retired or separated from the Armed Forces due to a combat-related injury after September 11, 2001, of bonuses that such members were entitled to before the retirement or separation and would continue to be entitled to such members were not retired of separated.

1. Replaces “family members;” with new text

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   In S.Con.Res. 70 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (2) provide for or increase benefits to Filipino veterans of World War II, their survivors and dependents; or

   Inserted: (3) allow for the transfer of education benefits from servicemembers to family members; or

   ([struck: 3][inserted: 4]) [struck: allow][inserted: providing] for the [struck: transfer ][inserted: continuing payment to members ]of [struck: education benefits ][inserted: the Armed Forces who are retired or separated ]from [struck: servicemembers ][inserted: the Armed Forces due ]to [struck: family ][inserted: a combat-related injury after September 11, 2001, of bonuses that such ]members[inserted: were entitled to before the retirement or separation and would continue to be entitled to such members were not retired or separated]; by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation does not include increased fees charged to veterans for pharmacy co-payments, annual enrollment, or third-party insurance payment offsets, and further provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.

   (b) Post 9/11 GI Bill.--The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports which would enhance educational benefits of service members and veterans with service on active duty in the Armed Forces on or after September 11, 2001, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.

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   On page 58, line 23, strike “family members;” and insert “family members; or

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