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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSA 6293. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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 year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle D of title VI, add the following:
SEC. 639. CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF VETERANS' DISABILITY
COMPENSATION AND RETIRED PAY FOR DISABILITY
RETIREES WITH COMBAT-RELATED DISABILITIES.
(a) Concurrent Receipt Generally.—Section 1414(b) of title
10, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (2)
and inserting the following new paragraphs:
“(2) Combat-related disability retirees.—
“(A) In general.—A member retired under chapter 61 of
this title with a combat-related disability who is entitled
for any month to retired pay under chapter 61 of this title
and is also entitled for that month to veterans' disability
compensation under title 38, is entitled to be paid both
without regard to sections 5304 and 5305 of title 38.
“(B) Combat-related disability defined.—In this
paragraph, the term `combat-related disability' has the
meaning given that term in subsection (e) of section 1413a of
this title and as determined under the criteria and
procedures used for purposes of such section.
“(3) Exclusion of other retirees.—Subsection (a) does not
apply to a member retired under chapter 61 of this title if
the member is not covered by paragraph (1) or (2).”.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.—
(1) Coordination with combat-related special compensation
program.—Section 1414(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by inserting “or is entitled to a payment under
subsection (b)(2)” after “qualified retiree under this
section”.
(2) Amendments reflecting end of concurrent receipt phase-
in period.—Section 1414 of title 10, United States Code, is
further amended—
(A) in subsection (a)(1)—
(i) by striking the second sentence; and
(ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B);
(B) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating
subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d),
respectively; and
(C) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by striking
paragraphs (3) and (4).
(3) Section heading.—The heading of section 1414 of such
title is amended to read as follows:
“Sec. 1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also
eligible for veterans' disability compensation: concurrent
receipt”.
(4) Conforming amendment.—Section 1413a(f) of such title
is amended by striking “Subsection (d)” and inserting
“Subsection (c)”.
(c) 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.
SEC. 640. RESCISSION OF ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT FUNDS FOR
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the
unobligated balances of amounts made available under title II
of the Act entitled “An Act to provide for reconciliation
pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14” , approved July 4,
2025 (Public Law 119-21; 139 Stat. 112) (commonly known as
the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”), $13,000,000,000 is
hereby rescinded.