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119-hr-10463119th CongressWALLET

Combat Veterans Retirement Restoration Act

Sponsored By: Representative Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5]

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Summary

This bill would authorize concurrent receipt of retired pay and VA disability compensation for many combat-related disability retirees. It sets rules that vary by years of service, ties the change to the Combat-Related Special Compensation program, and applies to months beginning on or after January 1, 2027.

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  • Combat-related disability retirees who are entitled to retired pay under chapter 61 and to VA disability compensation for the same month may receive both payments at the same time without the offset rules in 38 U.S.C. 5304 and 5305.
  • Career retirees with 20 or more years of service may receive both retired pay and disability compensation, with retired pay calculated as if they had the applicable service years used to determine retired pay.
  • Disabled retirees with less than 20 years of service may receive the lesser of: the full retired pay plus VA disability compensation or amounts computed as if they had 20 years of service.

*Authorizes $9.4 billion in appropriations to the Department of Defense to implement these changes, increasing federal spending to carry out the policy.*

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Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

More pay for combat-disabled retirees

If enacted, some combat-disabled retirees would be paid both military retired pay and VA disability compensation. This applies to chapter 61 retirees with combat-related disabilities. Career retirees with 20 or more creditable years would get the retired pay they would have had under other law. They would also receive VA disability compensation when the combat-related disability is not a qualifying service-connected disability. Retirees with less than 20 years would get the lesser of their chapter 61 retired pay or pay calculated as if they had 20 creditable years. They would also receive VA disability compensation. Combat-related disability would be defined by the criteria in 10 U.S.C. section 1413a(e). The change would apply to payments for months beginning on or after January 1, 2027. It would also align the qualified retiree definition with the Combat-Related Special Compensation program.

Funding to implement concurrent payments

If enacted, the bill would authorize $9.4 billion to the Secretary of Defense to carry out these amendments. The funds would remain available until expended. Congress would still need to appropriate the money. The funding would support implementing changes that affect eligible combat-related disability retirees.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5]

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Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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