[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5060 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5060

   To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend eligibility for 
    concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans' disability 
compensation to chapter 61 disability retirees with less than 20 years 
      of service who are not eligible for combat-related special 
                 compensation, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 13, 2019

Mr. Bishop of Georgia 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 extend eligibility for 
    concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans' disability 
compensation to chapter 61 disability retirees with less than 20 years 
      of service who are not eligible for combat-related special 
                 compensation, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Medical Retiree Pay Restoration 
Act''.

SEC. 2. CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF BOTH RETIRED PAY AND VETERANS' DISABILITY 
              COMPENSATION FOR CHAPTER 61 DISABILITY RETIREES WITH LESS 
              THAN 20 YEARS OF SERVICE WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR COMBAT-
              RELATED SPECIAL COMPENSATION.

    (a) Inclusion of Disability Retirees With Less Than 20 Years of 
Service Who Are Not Eligible for Combat-related Special Compensation.--
Section 1414(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``member retired'' and 
        inserting ``qualified retiree who is retired''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following 
        new paragraph:
            ``(2) Disability retirees with less than 20 years of 
        service and who are not eligible for combat-related special 
        compensation.--The retired pay of a qualified retiree who is 
        retired under chapter 61 of this title with fewer than 20 years 
        of creditable service, and who is not an eligible combat-
        related disabled uniformed services retiree under section 1413a 
        of this title, is not subject to reduction under sections 5304 
        and 5305 of title 38.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments Reflecting End of Concurrent Receipt 
Phase-In Period.--Section 1414 of title 10, United States Code, is 
further amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``During the period 
        beginning on January 1, 2004, and ending on December 31, 
        2013,'' and all that follows through the end of the paragraph;
            (2) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating 
        subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), 
        respectively; and
            (3) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by striking 
        paragraphs (3) and (4).
    (c) Conforming Amendment Reflecting Subsection Redesignation.--
Section 1413a(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``Subsection (d)'' and inserting ``Subsection (c)''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the first day of the first month beginning after the date of 
the enactment of this Act and shall apply to payments for months 
beginning on or after that date.
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