I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5060 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend eligibility for concurrent 
payment of both retired pay and veterans’ disability compensation to 
chapter 61 disability retirees with less than 20 years of service who 
are not eligible for combat-related special compensation, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2019 
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend eligibility 
for concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans’ 
disability compensation to chapter 61 disability retirees 
with less than 20 years of service who are not eligible 
for combat-related special compensation, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:37 Nov 21, 2019
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5060.IH
H5060
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Medical Retiree Pay 
Restoration Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF BOTH RETIRED PAY AND 
VETERANS’ DISABILITY COMPENSATION FOR 
CHAPTER 61 DISABILITY RETIREES WITH 
LESS THAN 20 YEARS OF SERVICE WHO ARE 
NOT ELIGIBLE FOR COMBAT-RELATED SPE-
CIAL COMPENSATION. 
(a) INCLUSION
OF DISABILITY RETIREES WITH 
LESS THAN 20 YEARS OF SERVICE WHO ARE NOT ELIGI-
BLE FOR COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL COMPENSATION.— 
Section 1414(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘member re-
tired’’ and inserting ‘‘qualified retiree who is re-
tired’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) DISABILITY RETIREES WITH LESS THAN 20 
YEARS OF SERVICE AND WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE 
FOR COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL COMPENSATION.— 
The retired pay of a qualified retiree who is retired 
under chapter 61 of this title with fewer than 20 
years of creditable service, and who is not an eligible 
combat-related disabled uniformed services retiree 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:37 Nov 21, 2019
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5060.IH
H5060
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
under section 1413a of this title, is not subject to 
reduction under sections 5304 and 5305 of title 
38.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS REFLECTING END 
OF CONCURRENT RECEIPT PHASE-IN PERIOD.—Section 
1414 of title 10, United States Code, is further amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘During 
the period beginning on January 1, 2004, and end-
ing on December 31, 2013,’’ and all that follows 
through the end of the paragraph; 
(2) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating 
subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), 
respectively; and 
(3) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by 
striking paragraphs (3) and (4). 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT REFLECTING SUB-
SECTION REDESIGNATION.—Section 1413a(f) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Subsection 
(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘Subsection (c)’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the first day of the first 
month beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:37 Nov 21, 2019
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5060.IH
H5060
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
Act and shall apply to payments for months beginning on 
or after that date. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:37 Nov 21, 2019
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H5060.IH
H5060
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS