,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbfb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #f1        
#bjag,mr4 ,walker introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,government ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
authorize members and former members of 
the uniformed services who are entitled 
to veterans disability compensation to  
continue to participate in the ,thrift  
,savings ,plan through the deduction and
 deposit of a percentage of their       
veterans disability compensation to the 
,thrift ,savings ,fund4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,financial ,independence for ,disabled  
,veterans ,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,disabled 
veterans continued participation in     
,thrift ,savings ,plan  7a7             
,participation authorized ,the          
,executive ,director of the ,federal    
,retirement ,thrift ,investment ,board  
shall prescribe regulations to permit   
the continued participation in the      

,thrift ,savings ,plan by a member of   
the uniformed services after the        
discharge or release of the member from 
service in the uniformed services if the
 member or former member is entitled to 
veterans disability compensation4  7b7  
,contributions ,for purposes of section 
#hdcb of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code1 the monthly veterans disability  
compensation of a member or former      
member of the uniformed services shall  
be deemed to be basic pay for a monthly 
pay period4  7c7 ,matching contributions
 prohibited ,the deduction and deposit  
in the ,thrift ,savings ,fund of a      
percentage of the veterans disability   
compensation of a member or former      
member of the uniformed services does   
not require or authorize ,government    
contributions under section #hdcb of    
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 or any 
other provision of law4  7d7 ,veterans  
disability compensation defined ,in this
 section1 the term veterans disability  
compensation has the meaning given the  

term compensation in section #aja7ac7 of
 title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4