Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:1021 Primary Sponsor:Courson Committee Number:24 Type of Legislation:CR Subject:Military retirees Residing Body:House Current Committee:Invitations and Memorial Resolutions Computer Document Number:1021 Introduced Date:May 30, 1991 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Jun 06, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Courson Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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1021 House Jun 06, 1991 Introduced, referred to 24
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1021 Senate Jun 05, 1991 Adopted, sent to House
1021 Senate May 30, 1991 Introduced, placed on
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INTRODUCED
May 30, 1991
S. 1021
S. Printed 5/30/91--S.
Read the first time May 30, 1991.
TO MEMORIALIZE CONGRESS TO PASS HOUSE BILLS 303 AND 304 AND SENATE BILL 190 SO THAT MILITARY RETIREES WHO ARE VA RATED SERVICE CONNECTED DISABLED CAN RECEIVE THE RETIREMENT PAY THEY HAVE EARNED AS WELL AS THE VETERANS' ADMINISTERED BENEFITS INCLUDING DEPENDENTS' ALLOWANCE, AID, AND ASSISTANCE, WITH NO OFFSET IN THEIR MILITARY RETIREMENT PAY.
Whereas, military retirees have earned their military pensions by remaining in the military, through reenlistment, during a minimum of twenty years of the prime of their youth; and
Whereas, if after ninety or more days of active duty, a veteran incurs a service-related disability, such as deformity, pain, wounds, injuries, disease, loss of earning power, or loss of limb, Veterans' Administered Compensation is meant to give them the special assistance they need; and
Whereas, current Veterans' Administration policy is penalizing the combat-wounded, diseased, injured POW's, and their dependents by forcing them to waive receiving a portion of their military pension equivalent to the amount they receive from Veterans' Administered Compensation in order to qualify for the tax break accorded to combat-wounded retirees and POW's; and
Whereas, Veteran's Administered Compensation was meant to provide special benefits for veterans whose impairments render them thirty percent or more disabled. These benefits include the cost of aid and attendance for some veterans who need it, and an allowance for each of their dependents; and
Whereas, in contrast, the ordinary military retirement pension has no provision for dependents' allowance; and
Whereas, the principle of recognizing and compensating veterans who have suffered injury or loss of capacity by providing them funds and services has been seriously eroded; and
Whereas, the current policy bodes ill for injured veterans of the Persian Gulf as well. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
That the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina memorializes the Congress of the United States to pass House Bills 303 and 304 and Senate Bill 190 so that military retirees who are VA rated service connected disabled can receive the retirement pay they have earned as well as the Veterans' Administered Benefits including dependents' allowance, aid, and assistance, with no offset in their military retirement pay.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to each house of Congress, to each member of the South Carolina delegation, and to Veterans' Administration headquarters located in South Carolina.