A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation.
Latest action · Apr 16, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Progress
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- IntroducedApr 16, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Repeals certain provisions which require the offset of amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation from Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities for the surviving spouses of former military personnel who are entitled to military retired pay or would be entitled to such pay, except for being under 60 years of age.
Prohibits recoupment by the Secretary of Defense (DOD) of certain amounts previously paid to SBP recipients in the form of a retired pay refund.
Repeals the optional authority of (and instead requires) the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay an annuity to a member's dependent children when there is no eligible surviving spouse. Directs the Secretary concerned to restore annuity eligibility to a surviving spouse who earlier agreed to transfer such eligibility to a surviving child or children of a member.
Cosponsors 40
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 16, 2013 to Nov 12, 2014, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Apr 16, 2013 |
| D-MN | Al Franken | Apr 17, 2013 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Apr 18, 2013 | |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Apr 22, 2013 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | May 7, 2013 | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | May 7, 2013 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | May 15, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | May 23, 2013 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Jun 3, 2013 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Jun 7, 2013 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Jun 11, 2013 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Jun 12, 2013 | |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Jun 26, 2013 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Jul 8, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 16, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Apr 16, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 32 | Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act | Related bill | Jan 31, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
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- Apr 16, 2013Introduced in Senate
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