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HR10463119th CongressWALLET

Combat Veterans Retirement Restoration Act

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

Introduced

Summary

Would let combat-related disability retirees receive both military retired pay and Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation without the usual offset. It sets separate rules based on years of service and the type of combat-related disability to determine who gets full concurrent payments.

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  • Career retirees with 20 or more years of service would be eligible to receive the retired pay they otherwise would have received and VA disability compensation at the same time, without the offset.
  • Retirees with less than 20 years and combat-related disabilities would be eligible for concurrent payments but limited by a formula that caps retired pay using a 20-year equivalent calculation.
  • Changes would apply to payments for months beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2027, and the bill authorizes $9.4 billion in appropriations to carry out the amendments.

*Would authorize $9.4 billion in appropriations to implement these changes, increasing federal spending by that amount.*

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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

More pay for combat-disabled retirees

If enacted, combat-disabled service members retired under chapter 61 would be paid both military retired pay and VA disability compensation in the same month. Career retirees with 20 or more years would receive the retirement pay they would have gotten under non-disability rules plus full VA compensation. Retirees with less than 20 years would also receive both payments, but their retired-pay portion would be capped by a 20-year equivalent formula. These changes would apply to payments for months beginning on or after January 1, 2027.

DoD funding to implement changes

If enacted, the bill would authorize $9.4 billion to the Department of Defense to carry out these amendments. The funds would remain available until expended. The money would help DoD update systems, handle administration, and pay benefits under the new concurrent-receipt rules.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5]

IN • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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