Senate Resolution 101 PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY KIBBIE and WARNSTADT 1 3 A Resolution urging congressional action to allow all 1 4 eligible veterans to receive concurrently both their 1 5 full military retired pay and military disability 1 6 compensation. 1 7 WHEREAS, those persons who have served in the 1 8 nation's armed forces should be honored for their 1 9 service; and 1 10 WHEREAS, veterans who become disabled while serving 1 11 our country are rightfully compensated for their 1 12 disability; and 1 13 WHEREAS, veterans who have served our country and 1 14 have earned a military retirement are rightfully 1 15 compensated for this service; and 1 16 WHEREAS, legislation in place since the 19th 1 17 century has required that veterans who are retired and 1 18 disabled have their retirement pay reduced one dollar 1 19 for each dollar of disability compensation they 1 20 receive; and 1 21 WHEREAS, federal legislation has been introduced 1 22 for several years seeking to eliminate this 1 23 inequitable burden on our nation's veterans; and 1 24 WHEREAS, the federal National Defense Authorization 1 25 Act for fiscal year 2004 will phase out, over 10 1 26 years, the ban on concurrent receipt of both military 1 27 retired pay and disability compensation for retirees 1 28 but only for disabilities rated 50 percent or higher; 1 29 and 1 30 WHEREAS, military retirees with disabilities rated 2 1 less than 50 percent should be just as deserving of 2 2 relief from the ban on receiving both their military 2 3 retired pay and disability compensation that they have 2 4 earned; NOW THEREFORE, 2 5 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the United 2 6 States Congress be urged to pass, and the President be 2 7 urged to sign, legislation to provide full relief for 2 8 all eligible veterans from the law that requires a 2 9 dollar=for=dollar offset of military retired pay for 2 10 disability compensation received by certain veterans 2 11 from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; 2 12 and 2 13 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That suitable copies of 2 14 this Resolution, duly authenticated by the Iowa 2 15 Secretary of the Senate, be transmitted to the 2 16 Honorable George W. Bush, President of the United 2 17 States, and to each member of the Iowa congressional 2 18 delegation. 2 19 LSB 5148XS 80 2 20 ec/pj/5