I copied and pasted this from another forum via VBN (Veterans Benefit Network) and thought I would post as well as update everyone. I have been watching C-Span II all of last week but not this week due to work. I highly suggest those that are Chapter 61 Retiree's rally and call your senators ASAP. We need every senator called upon, emailed, and faxed (I have done all three and then some). We need to get the message across NOW! If you don't do it then don't complain!
Apparently these amendments were agreed upon in the Senate by unanimous consent today. If anyone has additional information, please reply.
unanimous consent agreement - A unanimous consent request setting terms for the consideration of a specified bill or other measure. These agreements are usually proposed by the majority leader or floor manager of the measure, and reflect negotiations among senators interested in the measure. Many are "time agreements," which limit the time available for debate and specify who will control that time. Many also permit only a list of specified amendments, or require amendments to be to the measure. Many also contain other provisions, such as empowering the majority leader to call up the measure at will or specifying when consideration will begin or end.
SA 3048. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3254, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle D of title VI, add the following:
SEC. 643. ELIGIBILITY FOR PAYMENT OF BOTH RETIRED PAY AND VETERANS' DISABILITY COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN MILITARY RETIREES WITH COMPENSABLE SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES.
(a) Extension of Concurrent Receipt Authority to Retirees With Service-Connected Disabilities Rated Less Than 50 Percent.--
(1) REPEAL OF 50 PERCENT REQUIREMENT.--Section 1414 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (2) of subsection (a).
(2) COMPUTATION.--Paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(G) For a month for which the retiree receives veterans' disability compensation for a disability rated as 40 percent or less or has a service-connected disability rated as zero percent, $0.''.
(b) Clerical Amendments.--
(1) The heading of section 1414 of such title is amended to read as follows:``§1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also eligible for veterans' disability compensation: concurrent payment of retired pay and disability compensation''.
(2) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 71 of such title is amended to read as follows:
``1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also eligible for veterans' disability compensation: concurrent payment of retired pay and disability compensation.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2013, and shall apply to payments for months beginning on or after that date.
SEC. 644. COORDINATION OF SERVICE ELIGIBILITY FOR COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL COMPENSATION AND CONCURRENT RECEIPT.
(a) Amendments To Standardize Similar Provisions.--
(1) QUALIFIED RETIREES.--Subsection (a) of section 1414 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 643(a) of this Act, is further amended--
(A) by striking ``a member or'' and all that follows through ``retiree')'' and inserting ``a qualified retiree''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) QUALIFIED RETIREES.--For purposes of this section, a qualified retiree, with respect to any month, is a member or former member of the uniformed services who--
``(A) is entitled to retired pay (other by reason of section 12731b of this title); and
``(B) is also entitled for that month to veterans' disability compensation.''.
(2) DISABILITY RETIREES.--Paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of section 1414 of such title is amended to read as follows:
``(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR RETIREES WITH FEWER THAN 20 YEARS OF SERVICE.--The retired pay of a qualified retiree who is retired under chapter 61 of this title with fewer than 20 years of creditable service is subject to reduction by the lesser of--
``(A) the amount of the reduction under sections 5304 and 5305 of title 38; or
``(B) the amount (if any) by which the amount of the member's retired pay under such chapter exceeds the amount equal to 2 1/2 percent of the member's years of creditable service multiplied by the member's retired pay base under section 1406(b)(1) or 1407 of this title, whichever is applicable to the member.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2013, and shall apply to payments for months beginning on or after that date.
SEC. 645. CLARIFICATION OF COMPUTATION OF COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL COMPENSATION FOR CHAPTER 61 DISABILITY RETIREES.
(a) In General.--Section 1413a(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``shall be reduced by the amount (if any) by which the amount of the member's retired pay under chapter 61 of this title exceeds'' both places it appears and inserting ``may not, when combined with the amount of retired pay payable to the retiree after any such reduction under sections 5304 and 5305 of title 38, cause the total of such combined payment to exceed''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2013, and shall apply to payments for months beginning on or after that date.
If I'm reading this correctly, you would still get concurrent receipt based on LOS for those ch 61 with less than 20. Any thoughts?
http://democrats.senate.gov/2012/12/03/amendments-agree-to/
Apparently these amendments were agreed upon in the Senate by unanimous consent today. If anyone has additional information, please reply.
unanimous consent agreement - A unanimous consent request setting terms for the consideration of a specified bill or other measure. These agreements are usually proposed by the majority leader or floor manager of the measure, and reflect negotiations among senators interested in the measure. Many are "time agreements," which limit the time available for debate and specify who will control that time. Many also permit only a list of specified amendments, or require amendments to be to the measure. Many also contain other provisions, such as empowering the majority leader to call up the measure at will or specifying when consideration will begin or end.
SA 3048. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3254, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle D of title VI, add the following:
SEC. 643. ELIGIBILITY FOR PAYMENT OF BOTH RETIRED PAY AND VETERANS' DISABILITY COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN MILITARY RETIREES WITH COMPENSABLE SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES.
(a) Extension of Concurrent Receipt Authority to Retirees With Service-Connected Disabilities Rated Less Than 50 Percent.--
(1) REPEAL OF 50 PERCENT REQUIREMENT.--Section 1414 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (2) of subsection (a).
(2) COMPUTATION.--Paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(G) For a month for which the retiree receives veterans' disability compensation for a disability rated as 40 percent or less or has a service-connected disability rated as zero percent, $0.''.
(b) Clerical Amendments.--
(1) The heading of section 1414 of such title is amended to read as follows:``§1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also eligible for veterans' disability compensation: concurrent payment of retired pay and disability compensation''.
(2) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 71 of such title is amended to read as follows:
``1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also eligible for veterans' disability compensation: concurrent payment of retired pay and disability compensation.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2013, and shall apply to payments for months beginning on or after that date.
SEC. 644. COORDINATION OF SERVICE ELIGIBILITY FOR COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL COMPENSATION AND CONCURRENT RECEIPT.
(a) Amendments To Standardize Similar Provisions.--
(1) QUALIFIED RETIREES.--Subsection (a) of section 1414 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 643(a) of this Act, is further amended--
(A) by striking ``a member or'' and all that follows through ``retiree')'' and inserting ``a qualified retiree''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) QUALIFIED RETIREES.--For purposes of this section, a qualified retiree, with respect to any month, is a member or former member of the uniformed services who--
``(A) is entitled to retired pay (other by reason of section 12731b of this title); and
``(B) is also entitled for that month to veterans' disability compensation.''.
(2) DISABILITY RETIREES.--Paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of section 1414 of such title is amended to read as follows:
``(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR RETIREES WITH FEWER THAN 20 YEARS OF SERVICE.--The retired pay of a qualified retiree who is retired under chapter 61 of this title with fewer than 20 years of creditable service is subject to reduction by the lesser of--
``(A) the amount of the reduction under sections 5304 and 5305 of title 38; or
``(B) the amount (if any) by which the amount of the member's retired pay under such chapter exceeds the amount equal to 2 1/2 percent of the member's years of creditable service multiplied by the member's retired pay base under section 1406(b)(1) or 1407 of this title, whichever is applicable to the member.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2013, and shall apply to payments for months beginning on or after that date.
SEC. 645. CLARIFICATION OF COMPUTATION OF COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL COMPENSATION FOR CHAPTER 61 DISABILITY RETIREES.
(a) In General.--Section 1413a(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``shall be reduced by the amount (if any) by which the amount of the member's retired pay under chapter 61 of this title exceeds'' both places it appears and inserting ``may not, when combined with the amount of retired pay payable to the retiree after any such reduction under sections 5304 and 5305 of title 38, cause the total of such combined payment to exceed''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2013, and shall apply to payments for months beginning on or after that date.
If I'm reading this correctly, you would still get concurrent receipt based on LOS for those ch 61 with less than 20. Any thoughts?
http://democrats.senate.gov/2012/12/03/amendments-agree-to/
