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Subparagraph (A) and subparagraph (B) of 10 U.S.C. 1413a(b)(3) are amended to insert clauses specifying (i) that the retiree's retired pay is not subject to reduction under sections 5304 and 5305 of title 38, and (ii) referencing the amount.
Subsection (b) of 10 U.S.C. 1414 is replaced with a new special rule for chapter 61 disability retirees permitting concurrent payment of retired pay and veterans' disability compensation for combat-related disabilities without regard to 38 U.S.C. 5304 and 5305.
Multiple technical and conforming amendments to 10 U.S.C. 1414: strike the second sentence of subsection (a)(1); strike subparagraphs (A) and (B) of that paragraph; strike subsection (c) and redesignate subsections (d) and (e) as (c) and (d), respectively; and in the redesignated subsection (d) strike paragraphs (3) and (4). The section heading is amended and the table of sections entry for 1414 is replaced.
Amend subsection (f) of 10 U.S.C. 1413a by striking 'Subsection (d)' and inserting 'Subsection (c)'.
Allows certain military disability retirees whose disabilities are combat-related to receive both their full military retired pay and Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation at the same time. It revises the statutory language in Title 10 (updating provisions that govern concurrent payment for chapter 61 disability retirees), makes conforming technical edits, and takes effect the first day of the first month after enactment, applying to payments for months beginning on or after that date.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced March 13, 2025 by Richard Blumenthal · Last progress March 13, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced in Senate