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PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY VAN MAANEN 1 3 (COMPANION TO LSB 2441SS BY GIANETTO) 1 4 A Concurrent Resolution urging the Congress of the 1 5 United States to allow retired members of the 1 6 United States Armed Forces who have a service- 1 7 connected disability to concurrently receive 1 8 retired pay and disability compensation. 1 9 WHEREAS, persons retired from military service are 1 10 required by law to waive from their longevity 1 11 retirement pay an amount equal to the compensation for 1 12 service-connected disability paid by the United States 1 13 Department of Veterans Affairs; and 1 14 WHEREAS, retired military personnel are the only 1 15 federal personnel required to waive the compensation; 1 16 and 1 17 WHEREAS, the waiver is discriminatory and unjust; 1 18 and 1 19 WHEREAS, the military retirement system is unique 1 20 because it is the top incentive for high quality 1 21 people to consider making a career in the United 1 22 States Armed Forces and is a central issue in 1 23 sustaining active duty retention and readiness; and 1 24 WHEREAS, military retired pay is purely earned 1 25 compensation; and 1 26 WHEREAS, large financial sacrifices already have 1 27 been imposed on career military members; and 1 28 WHEREAS, the long-term retired pay, plus service- 1 29 connected disability compensation, will trail 1 30 inflation as the military population declines and 2 1 lower cost-of-living adjustment rules take effect for 2 2 those persons who came on active duty after 1986; and 2 3 WHEREAS, currently only about 17 percent of those 2 4 who enter military service are thinking of making the 2 5 military service a career, citing unwillingness to 2 6 endure the sacrifices of hazardous duty, family 2 7 separation, frequent moves, forfeiture of personal 2 8 freedoms, and a forced midlife career change after 20 2 9 years of service; and 2 10 WHEREAS, military members are compelled by law and 2 11 policy to retire in their forties, which is the point 2 12 of their maximum financial need because of college-age 2 13 children, home mortgages, and the need for family 2 14 health care insurance, and their own retraining needs, 2 15 as most retirees served in the combat arms 2 16 skills&endash;infantry, artillery, and armor&endash;and have no 2 17 immediate transferable civilian career field job 2 18 opportunities; NOW THEREFORE, 2 19 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE 2 20 SENATE CONCURRING, That the Congress of the United 2 21 States be urged to adopt H. 65 which will allow 2 22 retired members of the United States Armed Forces who 2 23 have service-connected disabilities to concurrently 2 24 receive retired pay without reduction of the amount of 2 25 their United States Department of Veterans Affairs 2 26 disability compensation. 2 27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this 2 28 resolution be sent to the Governor of Iowa, the 2 29 President of the United States, the President of the 2 30 United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States 3 1 House of Representatives, and the members of Iowa's 3 2 congressional delegation. 3 3 LSB 2441HH 76 3 4 tj/jw/5
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