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S 789 106th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Disabled Disabled veterans Labor and Employment Military pensions Retired military personnel Veterans' disability compensation

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize payment of special compensation to certain severely disabled uniformed services retirees.

Introduced: April 13, 1999 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 13, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 13, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3648-3649)
Apr 13, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay monthly special compensation to severely disabled military retirees as follows: (1) $300 for those with disabilities rated as total; (2) $200 for those with disabilities rated at 90 percent; and (3) $100 for those with disabilities rated at 70 or 80 percent. Requires such retirees to have completed at least 20 years of retirement-creditable military service and to have a service-connected disability.

What's happening now April 13, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · May 18, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 789: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize payment of special compensation to certain severely disabled uniformed services retirees.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-789/
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