Veterans FAIR Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6281
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15]
Introduced: 2018-06-28
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Marriage and family status

Military personnel and dependents

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2018-06-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-06-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Veterans Flexibility of Annuities for Income Relief Act of 2018 or the Veterans FAIR Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill expands the circumstances&nbsp;under which&nbsp;an individual may opt out of the Survivor Benefits Plan for veterans, including by extending the opt-out window from one year to six years.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6281 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 28, 2018 Mr. Gonzalez of Texas (for himself, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi , Mr. Young of Alaska , Mr. Bacon , and Mr. Moulton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the circumstances under which participants may elect to discontinue participation in the Survivor Benefits Plan, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Flexibility of Annuities for Income Relief Act of 2018 or the Veterans FAIR Act of 2018 . 2. Conditions under which a participant may elect to discontinue Section 1448a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking at any time and all that follows through commences. and inserting an em dash; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (1) at any time during the six-year period beginning on the second anniversary of the date on which payment of retired pay to the participant commences; or (2) if the Secretary determines that each beneficiary of that participant has been— (A) diagnosed with a terminal illness; or (B) admitted into hospice care. .