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ARMED FORCES NEWS |
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Concurrent Receipt Decision Delayed Last week the House chose members for a House-Senate conference that will hammer out the details of the fiscal 2003 National Defense Authorization Bill. However, the long-awaited conference will not take place until after the August recess. One of many differences to be decided will be whether to overturn the century-old law that forces military retirees to forfeit one dollar of retired pay for each dollar of disability compensation received from the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Senateversion of the NDAA would authorize full concurrent receipt of retired pay and disability compensation. The House version, on the other hand, would authorize concurrent receipt only for retirees with 60 percent or more disability compensation, to be phased in over five years. The Office of Management and Budget has recommended that the President veto the NDAA if it includes any concurrent receipt provisions. |
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