,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bb1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia 7= himself1 ,mr4 
,rog]s ( ,alabama1 ,ms4 ,br[n (         
,florida1 ,mr4 ,simpson1 ,mr4 ,c\rtney1 
,mr4 ,runyan1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4      
,griff9 ( ,arkansas1 ,mr4 ,rahall1 ,ms4 
,tsongas1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,l>s5 (  
,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,holt1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 
,loebsack1 ,mr4 ,ti]ney1 ,mr4 ,connolly1
 & ,mr4 ,pet]son7 introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,arm$ ,s]vices1 & 9 addition to !       
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs1 = a   
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to p]mit
 retir$ memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o h a   
s]vice-connect$ disability rat$ less ?an
 #ej p]c5t to receive concurr5t paym5t (
 bo? retir$ pay & vet]ans' disability   
comp5sation1 to elim9ate ! phase-9 p]iod

 = concurr5t receipt1 to ext5d          
eligibility = concurr5t receipt to *apt]
 #fa disability retirees ) less ?an #bj 
ye>s ( s]vice1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,disabl$ ,vet]ans ,tax ,t]m9ation ,act4 
#b4 ,concurr5t receipt ( bo? retir$ pay 
& vet]ans' disability comp5sation =     
milit>y retirees ) comp5sable           
s]vice-connect$ disabilities  7a7       
,inclusion ( ,retirees ,)               
,s]vice-,connect$ ,disabilities ,rat$   
,less ,?an #ej ,p]c5t ,subsection 7a7 ( 
section #adad ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+       
,comp5sation 9 ! subsection head+ & all 
t foll[s ?r\gh ,subject & ins]t+        
,comp5sation4--,subject2  7#b7 by /rik+ 
qualify+ s]vice-connect$ disability &   
ins]t+ s]vice-connect$ disability2 &    
7#c7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#b74  7b7       
,repeal ( ,phase-,9 ( ,concurr5t        
,receipt ( ,retir$ ,pay & ,vet]ans'     
,disability ,comp5sation ,su* section is
 fur!r am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7a71 z

 am5d$ by subsection 7a7 ( ?is section1 
by /rik+ ! f9al s5t5ce2  7#b7 by /rik+  
subsection 7c7 & r$esignat+ subsections 
7d7 & 7e7 z subsections 7c7 & 7d71      
respectively2 &  7#c7 9 subsection 7d71 
z s r$esignat$1 by /rik+ p>agraphs 7#c7 
& 7#d74  7c7 ,inclusion ( disability    
retirees ) less ?an #bj ye>s ( s]vice   
,subsection 7b7 ( su* section is am5d$--
  7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ memb]  
retir$ & ins]t+ qualifi$ retiree :o is  
retir$2 &  7#b7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#b7 &
 ins]t+ ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#b7    
,disability retirees ) less ?an #bj ye>s
 ( s]vice ,! retir$ pay ( a qualifi$    
retiree :o is retir$ "u *apt] #fa ( ?is 
title ) few] ?an #bj ye>s ( cr$itable   
s]vice is subject to r$uction "u        
sections #ecjd & #ecje ( title #ch1 b   
only by ! am\nt 7if any7 by :i* ! am\nt 
( ! memb]'s retir$ pay "u su* *apt]     
exce$s ! am\nt equal to #b p]c5t ( !    
memb]'s ye>s ( cr$itable s]vice         
multipli$ by ! memb]'s retir$ pay base  
"u section #adjf7;b77#a7 or #adjg ( ?is 

title1 :i*ev] is applicable to ! memb]4 
4  7d7 ,cl]ical ,am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,section
 head+ ,! head+ = su* section is am5d$  
to read z foll[s3  #adad4 ,memb]s       
eligible = retir$ pay :o are also       
eligible = vet]ans' disability          
comp5sation3 concurr5t paym5t ( retir$  
pay & disability comp5sation  4  7#b7   
,table ( sections ,! item relat+ to su* 
section 9 ! table ( sections at ! beg9n+
 ( *apt] #ga ( su* title is am5d$ to    
read z foll[s3  #adad4 ,memb]s eligible 
= retir$ pay :o are also eligible =     
vet]ans' disability comp5sation3        
concurr5t paym5t ( retir$ pay &         
disability comp5sation4  4  7e7 ,con=m+ 
am5dm5t ,section #adac;a7f7 ( su* title 
is am5d$ by /rik+ ,subsection 7d7 &     
ins]t+ ,subsection 7c74  7f7 ,effective 
,date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section   
%all take effect on ! fir/ day ( ! fir/ 
mon? beg9n+ aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is ,act & %all apply to paym5ts = mon?s
 beg9n+ on or aft] t date4