[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 585 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 585

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for 
    reduction of SBP survivor annuities by dependency and indemnity 
                             compensation.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 10, 2003

  Mr. Nelson of Florida (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
  Reid, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. Coleman) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for 
    reduction of SBP survivor annuities by dependency and indemnity 
                             compensation.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Military Retiree Survivors Relief 
Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT OF REDUCTION OF SBP SURVIVOR ANNUITIES BY 
              DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION.

    (a) Repeal.--Section 1451(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraph (2).
    (b) Prohibition on Retroactive Benefits.--No benefits may be paid 
to any person for any period before the effective date specified in 
subsection (c) by reason of the amendment made by subsection (a).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on--
            (1) the first day of the first month that begins after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act; or
            (2) the first day of the fiscal year that begins in the 
        calendar year in which this Act is enacted, if later than the 
        date specified in paragraph (1).
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