[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5231 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5231

To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the required offset of 
   certain military separation benefits by the amount of disability 
          benefits paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 25, 2002

 Mr. Sanders introduced the following bill; which was 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the required offset of 
   certain military separation benefits by the amount of disability 
          benefits paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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

SECTION 1. REPEAL OF REQUIRED OFFSET OF CERTAIN MILITARY SEPARATION 
              BENEFITS BY AMOUNT OF VETERANS DISABILITY COMPENSATION.

    (a) In General.--(1) Section 1174a(g) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``(h)'' and inserting ``(h)(1)''.
    (2) Section 1175(e) of such title is amended by striking paragraph 
(4).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to payments under sections 1174a and 1175 of title 10, United 
States Code, and payments of disability compensation under laws 
administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs that are made after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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