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HR 1764 106th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Appropriations Defense budgets Department of Defense Disabled Disabled veterans Economics and Public Finance Government Operations and Politics Labor and Employment Military pensions Social Welfare Veterans' disability compensation

Veterans' Compensation Equity Act of 1999

Introduced: May 12, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 1, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jun 1, 1999
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
May 20, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
May 12, 1999
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.
May 12, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E946)
May 12, 1999
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans' Compensation Equity Act of 1999 - States that the prohibition on the concurrent receipt of military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation shall not apply in the case of a person who has a service-connected disability if: (1) the person has completed at least 20 years of retirement-creditable military service; (2) the disability was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty; and (3) the person has attained the age of 65. Allows such a person, in addition to receiving the full amount of military retired pay, to receive: (1) 50 percent of the authorized veterans' disability compensation due, if such person is at least 65 but not yet 70; and (2) 100 percent, if such person is 70 or older.

Requires military retired pay paid concurrently with disability compensation to be paid out of funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for that fiscal year.

Makes the concurrent payment provisions effective for months beginning on and after October 1998, with a prohibition against the payment of retroactive benefits.

What's happening now June 1, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1