Disabled Veterans Commissary and Exchange Store Benefits Act

Bill: 114-hr-1292
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]
Introduced: 2015-03-04
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability assistance

Military facilities and property

Retail and wholesale trades

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2015-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-03-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Disabled Veterans Commissary and Exchange Store Benefits Act</strong></p> <p>Permits a veteran with any compensable service-connected disability (and the veteran's dependents) to use commissary and exchange stores on the same basis as a member of the Armed Forces entitled to retired or retainer pay.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1292 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 4, 2015 Mr. Fortenberry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans with a compensable service-connected disability and to their dependents.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disabled Veterans Commissary and Exchange Store Benefits Act . 2. Commissary and exchange store privileges for disabled veterans and their dependents (a) Extension of privileges Chapter 54 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 1065. Use of commissary and exchange stores: disabled veterans and their dependents (a) Disabled veterans A veteran with a compensable service-connected disability shall be permitted to use commissary and exchange stores on the same basis as a member of the armed forces entitled to retired or retainer pay. (b) Dependents A dependent of a veteran described in subsection (a) shall be permitted to use commissary and exchange stores on the same basis as a dependent of a member of the armed forces entitled to retired or retainer pay. (c) Definitions In this section, the terms veteran and service-connected have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of title 38. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 1065. Use of commissary and exchange stores: disabled veterans and their dependents. . (c) Effective date Section 1065 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect at the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.