,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ccic  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #d1     
#bjbj,mr4 ,tester 7for himself and ,mr4 
,crapo7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to provide for concurrent
 receipt of veterans' disability        
compensation and retired pay for        
disability retirees with fewer than #bj 
years of service and a combat-related   
disability1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,eligibility of disability retirees    
with fewer than #bj years of service and
 a combat-related disability for        
concurrent receipt of veterans'         
disability compensation and retired pay 
7a7 ,concurrent receipt in connection   
with ,,csrc ,section #adac;a7b77#c77;,b7
 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by striking creditable service1
 and all that follows and inserting the 
following3 8creditable service--  7i7   

the retired pay of the retiree is not   
subject to reduction under sections     
#ecjd and #ecje of title #ch2 and  7ii7 
no monthly amount shall be paid the     
retiree under subsection 7a74  4  7b7   
,concurrent receipt generally ,section  
#adad7;b77#b7 of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
,subsection 7a7 and all that follows and
 inserting the following3 8,subsection  
7a7--  7,a7 applies to a member         
described in paragraph 7#a7 of that     
subsection who is retired under chapter 
#fa of this title with less than #bj    
years of service otherwise creditable   
under chapter #adje of this title1 or   
with less than #bj years of service     
computed under section #abgcb of this   
title1 at the time of the member's      
retirement if the member has a          
combat-related disability 7as that term 
is defined in section #adac;a7e7 of this
 title71 except that in the application 
of subsection 7a7 to such a member1 any 
reference in that subsection to a       

qualifying service-connected disability 
shall be deemed to be a reference to    
that combat-related disability2 but     
7,b7 does not apply to any member so    
retired if the member does not have a   
combat-related disability4  4  7c7      
,technical and conforming amendments    
7#a7 ,amendments reflecting end of      
concurrent receipt phase-in period      
,section #adad of title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is further amended-- 7,a7
 in subsection 7a77#a7-- 7i7 by striking
 the second sentence2 and  7ii7 by      
striking subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b72   
7,b7 by striking subsection 7c7 and     
redesignating subsections 7d7 and 7e7 as
 subsections 7c7 and 7d71 respectively2 
and  7,c7 in subsection 7d71 as         
redesignated1 by striking paragraphs    
7#c7 and 7#d74  7#b7 ,section heading   
,the heading of such section #adad is   
amended to read as follows3  #adad4     
,members eligible for retired pay who   
are also eligible for veterans'         
disability compensation3 concurrent     

receipt  4  7#c7 ,table of sections ,the
 table of sections at the beginning of  
chapter #ga of such title is amended by 
striking the item relating to section   
#adad and inserting the following new   
item3  #adad4 ,members eligible for     
retired pay who are also eligible for   
veterans' disability compensation3      
concurrent receipt4  4  7#d7 ,conforming
 amendment ,section #adac;a7f7 of such  
title is amended by striking ,subsection
 7d7 and inserting ,subsection 7c74  7d7
 ,effective date ,the amendments made by
 this section shall take effect on the  
first day of the first month beginning  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act and shall apply to payments for    
months beginning on or after that date4