Medical Retiree Pay Restoration Act

Bill: 116-hr-5060
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
Introduced: 2019-11-13
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis

Military personnel and dependents

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2019-12-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-11-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Medical Retiree Pay Restoration Act</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">This bill allows medically retired individuals who have less than 20 years of military service and are not eligible for combat-related special pay to concurrently receive full military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5060 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medical Retiree Pay Restoration Act . 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 special compensation (a) Inclusion of disability retirees with less than 20 years of service who are not eligible for combat-related special compensation Section 1414(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking member retired and inserting qualified retiree who is retired ; 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 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 amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking During the period beginning on January 1, 2004, and ending 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 subsection 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 Act and shall apply to payments for months beginning on or after that date.