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<title>Military Separation Pay Fairness Act of 2014</title>
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<action-date>2014-06-26</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Military Separation Pay Fairness Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to determine whether former members of the Armed Forces who were separated for a violation of the policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces as in effect before the effective date of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 were paid: (1) the full amount of separation pay to which they should have been entitled under standard military separation pay laws, or (2) a reduced amount because of homosexuality pursuant to administrative instructions in place at the time of the separation.</p> <p>Requires the Secretary to pay such a former member who has not received the full military separation pay: (1) the amount of the difference between the full amount and the amount actually paid, and (2) interest on the amount of the difference. </p> <p>Excludes former members who joined the class-action settlement in <i>Collins v. United States </i>from receiving additional payments for the difference in amounts under such procedures, but provides for former members in such settlement to receive payment for interest on such amount. </p>]]></summary-text>
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