3.0.0 296 2019-11-15T20:49:47Z 2019-11-15T20:49:47Z House H HR 2009-01-08 111 hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2009-01-30T18:49:18Z Referred to 2009-01-08T15:08:47Z 2009-01-30 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2009-01-08 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2009-01-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E48) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001203 Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] STEPHEN BUYER R IN E. 4 N B001236 Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3] John Boozman R AR 3 2009-01-08 True R000583 Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-16] Thomas Rooney R FL J. 16 2009-01-08 True S000822 Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] CLIFF STEARNS R FL 6 2009-01-08 True B001247 Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] Ginny Brown-Waite R FL 5 2009-01-08 True B000461 Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] BRIAN BILBRAY R CA P. 50 2009-01-13 False M001144 Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] Jeff Miller R FL 1 2009-01-23 False B001235 Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] HENRY BROWN R SC E. 1 2009-03-16 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Defense Disability and paralysis Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2009-01-08 Introduced in House 2009-01-21T16:29:48Z Armed Forces Disability Retirement Enhancement Act - Adds new federal provisions concerning the retirement for disability of members of the Armed Forces (members) retiring one year or more after the enactment of this Act. Allows members who retire on or after October 7, 2001, but before the one-year period after the enactment of this Act, as well as members on the temporary retired list up to such date, to elect to retire under the new provisions in lieu of the current provisions. Makes such elections irrevocable.

Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned, under the new provisions, to retire a member if: (1) the disability is of a permanent nature, or of uncertain permanency such that a temporary disability retirement is appropriate; (2) the injury, illness, or disease rendering the member unfit was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty; and (3) such injury, illness, or disease was not the result of intentional misconduct or willful neglect, or incurred during an unauthorized absence.

Outlines provisions concerning: (1) qualifications for placement on the temporary disability retired list; and (2) determinations of unfitness for duty for disability retirement purposes.

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to continue after discharge or separation from active duty respite care and aid and other extended care benefits for members who incur a serious injury or illness while serving on such duty.

Provides for expanded availability and use by separating members (and their dependents) of Department of Labor transition assistance programs.

]]> Armed Forces Disability Retirement Enhancement Act Short Titles as Introduced Armed Forces Disability Retirement Enhancement Act Display Title Armed Forces Disability Retirement Enhancement Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 10, United States Code, to revise the process by which a member of the Armed Forces is retired for disability and becomes eligible for retirement pay, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2009-01-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr296ih/xml/BILLS-111hr296ih.xml 2009-01-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.