HR 593
111th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Disability assistance
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation
To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the authorized concurrent receipt of disability severance pay from the Department of Defense and compensation for the same disability under any law administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs to cover all veterans who have a combat-related disability, as defined under section 1413a of such title.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 6, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jan 15, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 15, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Extends the authorized concurrent receipt of disability severance pay from the Department of Defense (DOD) and compensation for the same disability under any law administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to include all veterans with a combat-related disability. (Under current law, such concurrent receipt is limited to those veterans who incur a disability in the line of duty in a combat zone or during the performance of duty in combat-related operations.)
Makes such amendment effective as of January 28, 2008 (the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008).
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Committees of jurisdiction
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