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
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1