,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eiie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,bilirakis 7= himself & ,mr4  
,ruiz7 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 exp& eligibility
 to c]ta9 milit>y retirees = concurr5t  
receipt ( vet]ans' disability           
comp5sation & retir$ pay or             
combat-relat$ special comp5sation1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,major ,ri*>d ,/> ,act4
  #b4 ,expansions ( eligibility to c]ta9
 milit>y retirees = concurr5t receipt ( 
vet]ans' disability comp5sation & retir$
 pay or combat-relat$ special           
comp5sation  7a7 ,inclusion ( *apt] #fa 
disability retirees ) few] ?an #bj ye>s 

( s]vice :o are eligible =              
combat-,relat$ special comp5sation      
,section #adac;a7b77#c7 ( title #aj1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ ,9 & ins]t+  
,subject to subp>agraph 7,b71 92 &  7#b7
 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ ,9 ! case 
( & all t foll[s & ins]t+ ,! retir$ pay 
( an eligible combat-relat$ disabl$     
uni=m$ s]vices retiree1 :o is retir$ "u 
*apt] #fa ( ?is title ) few] ?an #bj    
ye>s ( cr$itable s]vice1 is n subject to
 r$uction "u sections #ecjd & #ecje (   
title #ch44  7b7 ,te*nical & con=m+     
am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,section head+ ,! head+ (
 section #adad ( su* title is am5d$ to  
read z foll[s3  #adad4 ,memb]s eligible 
= retir$ pay :o are also eligible =     
vet]ans' disability comp5sation3        
concurr5t receipt  4  7#b7 ,table (     
sections ,! item relat+ to su* section  
#adad 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 receipt4  4  7#c7 ,con=m+     
am5dm5ts reflect+ end ( concurr5t       
receipt phase-9 p]iod ,su* section #adad
 is fur!r am5d$-- 7,a7 9 subsection     
7a77#a7-- 7i7 by /rik+ ! second s5t5ce2 
&  7ii7 by /rik+ subp>agraphs 7,a7 &    
7,b72  7,b7 by /rik+ subsection 7c7 &   
r$esignat+ subsections 7d7 & 7e7 z      
subsections 7c7 & 7d71 respectively2 &  
7,c7 9 subsection 7d71 z r$esignat$1 by 
/rik+ p>agraphs 7#c7 & 7#d74  7c7       
,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