S.Amdt. 5430
What it does: Adds SEC. 1068. PROVISION TO INJURED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF INFORMATION CONCERNING BENEFITS at the end of subtitle F of title X
Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)What it changes
1 change to S. 3001 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 1068. PROVISION TO INJURED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF INFORMATION CONCERNING BENEFITS at the end of subtitle F of title X
Adds a sectionIn S. 3001 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(c) Senior Oversight Committee Defined.--In this section, the term "Senior Oversight Committee" means the Senior Oversight Committee jointly established by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in May 2007. The Senior Oversight Committee was established to address concerns related to the treatment of wounded, ill, and injured members of the Armed Forces and veterans and serve as the single point of contact for oversight, strategy, and integration of proposed strategies for the efforts of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve support throughout the recovery, rehabilitation, and reintegration of wounded, ill, or injured members of the Armed Forces.
Inserted: SEC. 1068. PROVISION TO INJURED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF INFORMATION CONCERNING BENEFITS.
Inserted: Section 1651 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 476; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended to read as follows:
Inserted: "SEC. 1651. HANDBOOK FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AVAILABLE FOR SERIOUS INJURIES AND ILLNESSES.
Inserted: "(a) Information on Available Compensation and Benefits.--Not later than October 1, 2009, the Secretary of Defense shall develop and maintain, in a handbook and on a publically-available Internet website, a comprehensive description of the compensation and other benefits to which a member of the Armed Forces, and the family of such member, would be entitled upon the separation or retirement of the member from the Armed Forces as a result of a serious injury or illness.
Inserted: "(b) Contents.--The handbook and Internet website shall include the following:
Inserted: "(1) The range of compensation and benefits based on grade, length of service, degree of disability at separation or retirement, and other factors affecting compensation and benefits as the Secretary considers appropriate.
Inserted: "(2) Information concerning the Disability Evaluation System of each military department, including--
Inserted: "(A) an explanation of the process of the Disability Evaluation System;
Inserted: "(B) a general timeline of the process of the Disability Evaluation System;
Inserted: "(C) the role and responsibilities of the military department throughout the process of the Disability Evaluation System; and
Inserted: "(D) the role and responsibilities of a member of the Armed Forces throughout the process of the Disability Evaluation System.
Inserted: "(3) Benefits administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs that a member of the Armed Forces would be entitled upon the separation or retirement from the Armed Forces as a result of a serious injury or illness.
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Inserted: "(c) Consultation.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop and maintain the comprehensive description required by subsection (a) in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Commissioner of Social Security.
Inserted: "(d) Update.--The Secretary of Defense shall update the comprehensive description required by subsection (a) on a periodic basis, but not less often than annually.
Inserted: "(e) Provision to Members.--The Secretary of the military department concerned shall provide the handbook to each member of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of that Secretary as soon as practicable following an injury or illness for which the member may retire or separate from the Armed Forces.
Inserted: "(f) Provision to Representatives.--If a member is incapacitated or otherwise unable to receive the handbook, the handbook shall be provided to the next of kin or a legal representative of the member, as determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the military department concerned for purposes of this section.".
Original wording
At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:
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As printed
SA 5430. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3001, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal ear, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1068. PROVISION TO INJURED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF INFORMATION CONCERNING BENEFITS.
Section 1651 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 476; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended to read as follows:
“SEC. 1651. HANDBOOK FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AVAILABLE FOR SERIOUS INJURIES AND ILLNESSES.
“(a) Information on Available Compensation and Benefits.--Not later than October 1, 2009, the Secretary of Defense shall develop and maintain, in a handbook and on a publically-available Internet website, a comprehensive description of the compensation and other benefits to which a member of the Armed Forces, and the family of such member, would be entitled upon the separation or retirement of the member from the Armed Forces as a result of a serious injury or illness.
“(b) Contents.--The handbook and Internet website shall include the following:
“(1) The range of compensation and benefits based on grade, length of service, degree of disability at separation or retirement, and other factors affecting compensation and benefits as the Secretary considers appropriate.
“(2) Information concerning the Disability Evaluation System of each military department, including--
“(A) an explanation of the process of the Disability Evaluation System;
“(B) a general timeline of the process of the Disability Evaluation System;
“(C) the role and responsibilities of the military department throughout the process of the Disability Evaluation System; and
“(D) the role and responsibilities of a member of the Armed Forces throughout the process of the Disability Evaluation System.
“(3) Benefits administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs that a member of the Armed Forces would be entitled upon the separation or retirement from the Armed Forces as a result of a serious injury or illness.
“(c) Consultation.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop and maintain the comprehensive description required by subsection (a) in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Commissioner of Social Security.
“(d) Update.--The Secretary of Defense shall update the comprehensive description required by subsection (a) on a periodic basis, but not less often than annually.
“(e) Provision to Members.--The Secretary of the military department concerned shall provide the handbook to each member of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of that Secretary as soon as practicable following an injury or illness for which the member may retire or separate from the Armed Forces.
“(f) Provision to Representatives.--If a member is incapacitated or otherwise unable to receive the handbook, the handbook shall be provided to the next of kin or a legal representative of the member, as determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the military department concerned for purposes of this section.”.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 10, 2008