Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2102) to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with combat-related disabilities, and for other purposes.

What it does

• •Allows military retirees under Chapter 61 with fewer than 20 years of service who have combat-related disabilities to receive both veterans' disability compensation and retired pay concurrently, without reduction.
• •Amends title 10, United States Code to expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensation.
• •Removes phase-in period language and updates section headings and table of contents to reflect concurrent receipt provisions.
• •Establishes an effective date of the first day of the first month after enactment for all amendments.

Why it matters

• •Provides financial relief to disabled military retirees with combat-related injuries by eliminating the requirement to choose between disability compensation and retired pay.
• •Extends concurrent receipt benefits to a previously ineligible group—Chapter 61 disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service—broadening the scope of existing law.

Who is affected

• •Military retirees retired under Chapter 61 with fewer than 20 years of creditable service and combat-related disabilities.
• •Members eligible for both retired pay and veterans' disability compensation.

What happens next

This is a House resolution establishing floor procedures; upon adoption, H.R. 2102 as amended shall proceed to a vote in the House, with the Senate to receive notice of passage within three calendar days.