[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2048 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2048

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that the reduction by 
  waiver of retired pay due to receipt of compensation or pension not 
  apply to retired pay attributable to pay for extraordinary heroism.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               April 26 (legislative day, April 11), 1994

  Mr. Chafee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that the reduction by 
  waiver of retired pay due to receipt of compensation or pension not 
  apply to retired pay attributable to pay for extraordinary heroism.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXCLUSION OF PAY FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM FROM REQUIRED 
              REDUCTION IN RETIRED PAY AS PART OF RECEIPT OF 
              COMPENSATION OR PENSION.

    (a) Exclusion.--The first sentence of section 5305 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``(other than pay for 
extraordinary heroism payable to the person under section 1402(a) or 
1402a(f) of title 10)'' after ``such person's retired or retirement 
pay''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. No person shall 
be entitled to receive by reason of the amendment made by subsection 
(a) any benefits for any period before such date.

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