3.0.0 1979 2022-02-03T06:03:01Z 2022-02-03T06:03:01Z House H HR 2011-05-25 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ANDREWS:H.R. 1979.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:``The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution (clauses 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18), whichgrants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; toprovide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the governmentand regulation of the land and naval forces; to provide fororganizing, arming, and disciplining the militia; and to makeall laws necessary and proper for carrying out the foregoingpowers.''[Page H3645]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2011-06-24T19:22:29Z Referred to 2011-05-25T14:00:39Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2011-06-03T15:41:01Z Referred to 2011-05-25T14:00:44Z Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act 112 178 HR 2011-02-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS Retired Pay Restoration Act 112 303 HR 2011-02-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Related bill CRS Reserve Retirement Deployment Credit Correction Act 112 1283 HR 2011-05-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation. 112 260 S 2011-02-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Related bill CRS 2011-06-24 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2011-06-03 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2011-05-25 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2011-05-25 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2011-05-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-05-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 N F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2011-10-14 False Armed Forces and National Security Disability assistance Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2011-05-25 Introduced in House 2011-07-11T15:31:12Z Allows the receipt of both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation with respect to any service-connected disability (under current law, only a disability rated at 50% or more). Repeals provisions phasing in the full concurrent receipt of such pay through December 31, 2013.

Makes eligible for the full concurrent receipt of both veterans' disability compensation and either military retired pay or combat-related special pay those individuals who were retired or separated from military service due to a service-connected disability.

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 who would be entitled to retired pay except for being under 60 years of age.

Prohibits requiring repayment 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.

Removes the requirement that days of active duty or active service used to reduce the minimum age at which a member of the reserves may retire for non-regular (reserve) service must occur in the same fiscal year.

]]> To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation to include additional chapter 61 disability retirees, to coordinate eligibility for combat-related special compensation and concurrent receipt, to eliminate the reduction of SBP survivor annuities by dependency and indemnity compensation, and to enhance the ability of members of the reserve components who serve on active duty or perform active service to receive credit for such service in determining eligibility for early receipt of non-regular service retired pay. Display Title To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation to include additional chapter 61 disability retirees, to coordinate eligibility for combat-related special compensation and concurrent receipt, to eliminate the reduction of SBP survivor annuities by dependency and indemnity compensation, and to enhance the ability of members of the reserve components who serve on active duty or perform active service to receive credit for such service in determining eligibility for early receipt of non-regular service retired pay. Official Title as Introduced To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation to include additional chapter 61 disability retirees, to coordinate eligibility for combat-related special compensation and concurrent receipt, to eliminate the reduction of SBP survivor annuities by dependency and indemnity compensation, and to enhance the ability of members of the reserve components who serve on active duty or perform active service to receive credit for such service in determining eligibility for early receipt of non-regular service retired pay. Introduced in House 2011-05-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1979ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1979ih.xml 2011-06-24 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.