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S 935 110th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Annuities Collection of accounts Families Labor and Employment Military dependents Military pensions Survivors' benefits Veterans' pensions Widowers Widows Women

A bill to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 20, 2007 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 20, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3372)
Mar 20, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3371-3372)
Mar 20, 2007
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Repeals certain provisions which require the offset of amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation from Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities for the surviving spouses of former military personnel who are entitled to military retired pay or would be entitled to such pay except for being under 60 years of age.

Prohibits recoupment by the Secretary of Defense of certain amounts previously paid to SBP recipients in the form of a retired pay refund.

Repeals the optional authority of (and instead requires) the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay an annuity to a member's dependent children when there is no eligible surviving spouse. Directs the Secretary concerned to restore annuity eligibility to a surviving spouse who earlier agreed to transfer such eligibility to a surviving child or children of a member.

Changes to October 1, 2007 (previously October 1, 2008) the effective date for paid-up coverage provisions under the SBP and the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan.

What's happening now March 20, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3372)

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