HR 44
105th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Disabled
Labor and Employment
Military pensions
Veterans' disability compensation
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide limited authority for concurrent payment of retired pay and veterans' disability compensation for certain disabled veterans.
Introduced: January 7, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 14, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Apr 14, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to the Committee on National Security, 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.
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to House National Security
Jan 7, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
States that a prohibition on the concurrent award of veterans' disability compensation and military retired pay shall not apply to a person who has a service-connected disability if: (1) the person completed at least 20 years of retirement-creditable military service; and (2) the disability was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty and is rated at not less than 70 percent.
What's happening now
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Committees of jurisdiction
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