113/hr/333

. Upon introduction to the bill referred to both the the  for consideration of the provisions which fall within the jurisdiction of each of those committees. Nine days later the Committee on Armed Services referred the bill to the on 31 Jan 2013. Thirteen days after introduction into the House, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs referred the bill to the on 4 Feb 2013.

Summary
This legislation if passed it would amend federal military retired pay provisions to: (1) permit veterans with a service-connected disability of less than 50% to concurrently receive both retired pay and disability compensation; (2) eliminate provisions requiring a phase-in between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2013, of concurrent receipt of retired pay and disability compensation; (3) eliminate a phase-in of concurrent receipt of retired pay and disability compensation for disabled veterans determined to be individually unemployable; and (4) require a limited reduction in retired pay for qualified disability retirees with less than 20 years of retirement-creditable service.

This House bill related to House bill  and Senate bill.

Sponsor and Cosponsors
There 70 cosponsors of the bill.