[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 18, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S1306]
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  SA 4656. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory 
Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. ELIGIBILITY OF DISABILITY RETIREES WITH COMBAT-
                   RELATED DISABILITIES FOR CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF 
                   VETERANS' DISABILITY COMPENSATION AND RETIRED 
                   PAY.

       (a) Concurrent Receipt in Connection With CRSC.--Section 
     1413a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking paragraph (3).
       (b) Concurrent Receipt Generally.--Section 1414(b) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (2) 
     and inserting the following new paragraphs:
       ``(2) Combat-related retirees.--An eligible combat-related 
     disabled uniformed services retiree (as defined in section 
     1413a(c) of this title) who is retired under chapter 61 of 
     this title, is entitled to retired pay under chapter 61 of 
     this title for any month, and is also entitled for that month 
     to veterans' disability compensation under title 38, is 
     entitled to be paid both such retired pay and such veterans' 
     disability compensation for that month without regard to 
     sections 5304 and 5305 of title 38.
       ``(3) Exclusion of other retirees.--Subsection (a) does not 
     apply to a member retired under chapter 61 of this title if 
     the member is not covered by paragraph (1) or (2).''.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Amendments reflecting end of concurrent receipt phase-
     in period.--Section 1414 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     further amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (i) by striking the second sentence; and
       (ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B);
       (B) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating 
     subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), 
     respectively; and
       (C) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by striking 
     paragraphs (3) and (4).
       (2) Section heading.--The heading of such section 1414 is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also 
       eligible for veterans' disability compensation: concurrent 
       receipt''.

       (3) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 71 of such title is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 1414 and inserting the following 
     new item:
``1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also eligible for 
              veterans' disability compensation: concurrent receipt.''.
       (4) Conforming amendment.--Section 1413a(f) of such title 
     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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