S. 190 — Spark M. Matsunaga Veterans Disability Benefits Improvement Act of 1990 | PoliFocus

S. 190101th Congress

Spark M. Matsunaga Veterans Disability Benefits Improvement Act of 1990

A bill to amend section 3104 of title 38, United States Code, to permit certain service-connected disabled veterans who are retired members of the Armed Forces to receive compensation concurrently with retired pay without reduction in the amount of the compensation and retired pay.

Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security

Summary

Spark M. Matsunaga Veterans Disability Benefits Improvement Act of 1990 - Permits retired members of the armed forces to be paid retirement pay concurrently with compensation for any service-connected disability if the person's entitlement to such retirement pay is based solely on: (1) age; (2) length of service; or (3) both.

Reduces the amount of retirement pay, in the case of individuals receiving both types of pay, by a specified percentage of the disability compensation which decreases as the disability rating increases.

Prohibits any reduction in the retirement pay of a disabled person when the disability rating is total.

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Legislative Actions

1989-01-25
Introduced in Senate
1989-01-25
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.
1989-03-02
Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from the Veterans' Administration, Office of Management and Budget, and Department of Defense.
1989-06-09
Committee on Veterans. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-469.
1989-11-02
Committee on Veterans received executive comment from Department of Veterans Affairs.
1989-11-06
Committee on Veterans received executive comment from Department of Defense.
1990-06-28
Committee on Veterans. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
1990-09-12
Ordered that when the bill is reported by the Committee on Veterans Affairs it be referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
1990-09-20
Committee on Veterans. Reported to Senate by Senator Akaka with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
1990-09-20
Committee on Veterans. Reported to Senate by Senator Akaka with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
1990-09-20
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services pursuant to the order of September 12, 1990.

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