[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2842 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2842

   To provide that Federal civilian retirees shall not be allowed to 
 receive veterans' disability compensation while receiving retirement 
benefits, except to the extent that retired members of the Armed Forces 
   are allowed to receive such compensation while receiving military 
                            retirement pay.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 5, 2001

 Mr. Scarborough introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Government Reform, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide that Federal civilian retirees shall not be allowed to 
 receive veterans' disability compensation while receiving retirement 
benefits, except to the extent that retired members of the Armed Forces 
   are allowed to receive such compensation while receiving military 
                            retirement pay.

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

SECTION 1. PARITY OF TREATMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Office of Personnel Management shall by 
regulation provide, with respect to benefits payable out of the Civil 
Service Retirement and Disability Fund, for such rules as may be 
necessary to provide for--
            (1) the same treatment with respect to individuals who 
        (disregarding this Act) would be entitled, based on the service 
        of the same person, to both--
                    (A) any benefits so payable, and
                    (B) veterans' disability compensation, as
            (2) is then currently by law provided (including under 
        sections 5304-5305 of title 38, United States Code) with 
        respect to individuals who (disregarding such sections) would 
        be entitled, based on the service of the same person, to both--
                    (A) retirement pay, and
                    (B) veterans' disability compensation,
        in connection with that simultaneous entitlement.
    (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``veterans' disability compensation'' has the 
        meaning given the term ``compensation'' in section 101 of title 
        38, United States Code; and
            (2) the term ``retirement pay'' means any retirement pay, 
        pension, or other benefit subject to sections 5304-5305 of 
        title 38, United States Code (as in effect on the date of 
        enactment of this Act).

SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY TO OTHER GOVERNMENT RETIREMENT SYSTEMS.

    In order to maintain existing conformity among Government 
retirement systems, regulations comparable to those required under 
section 1 shall be prescribed--
            (1) under section 827 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
        (22 U.S.C. 4067) for purposes of the Foreign Service Retirement 
        and Disability System and the Foreign Service Pension System; 
        and
            (2) under section 292 of the Central Intelligence Agency 
        Retirement Act (50 U.S.C. 2141) for purposes of the Central 
        Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall apply in the case of any individual who 
(disregarding this Act) becomes entitled, on or after the date of 
enactment of this Act--
            (1) to both retirement benefits and veterans' disability 
        compensation (within the meaning of, and in the circumstance 
        described in, section 1(a)(1)); or
            (2) if a retirement system under section 2 is involved, to 
        both veterans' disability compensation and retirement benefits 
        under such system corresponding to the retirement benefits 
        referred to in paragraph (1).
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