H.R.303 - Retired Pay Restoration Act

To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation and to eliminate the phase-in period under current law with respect to such concurrent receipt. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation and to eliminate the phase-in period under current law with respect to such concurrent receipt. as introduced.
  • Short: Retired Pay Restoration Act as introduced.

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Gus Bilirakis

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1/8/2009--Introduced.Retired Pay Restoration Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that military retired pay should not be reduced because a military retiree is also eligible for veterans' disability compensation awarded for a service-connected disability. Allows the receipt of both m
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1/8/2009--Introduced.Retired Pay Restoration Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that military retired pay should not be reduced because a military retiree is also eligible for veterans' disability compensation awarded for a service-connected disability. Allows the receipt of both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation with respect to any service-connected disability (under current law, only a disability rated at 50% or more). Repeals provisions phasing in the full concurrent receipt of such pay through December 31, 2013. Makes eligible for the full concurrent receipt of both veterans' disability compensation and either military retired pay or combat-related special pay those individuals who were retired or separated from military service due to a service-connected disability.

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12/03/10
Cuncurrency - HadIit.com Veterans Forum

H. R. 303 would do away with the (veterans tax) penalty. I cannot find anything beyond 2009 on the bill. Guess they let it die in commitee that's congress's way of not doing anything. I know there is a phase in period that ends in 2013 ...

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12/01/10
House body reveals 2.5M kilos of imported meat flooding Visayas ...

HR 303 states that “the viability of the broiler production industry, composed mainly of small and medium-sized producers, is being threatened” with the over importation of meat. It also noted that the imports of choice chicken cuts ...

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11/14/10
Caring for our Veterans: Final Political Actions for H.R 1544

The Representative is also part of H.R.303, the Retired Pay Restoration Act, H.R.333, the Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act, and H.R.2698, the Veterans and Survivors Behavioral Health Awareness Act, among several other bills. ...

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