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1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY WENDT and WHITEAD
1 3 A Resolution calling upon Congress to enact legislation
1 4 to allow concurrent receipt of retirement and
1 5 disability compensation by American veterans.
1 6 WHEREAS, Americans who serve in our nation's armed
1 7 forces should be honored for their service; and
1 8 WHEREAS, service members who become disabled while
1 9 serving our country or who retire having served our
1 10 country are rightfully compensated; and
1 11 WHEREAS, the compensation to service members who
1 12 are eligible for retirement and also disabled is
1 13 reduced by one dollar for every dollar of disability
1 14 compensation received; and
1 15 WHEREAS, American veterans are the only federal
1 16 government retirees who are denied concurrent receipt
1 17 of both retirement and disability compensation; and
1 18 WHEREAS, legislation has been introduced in
1 19 Congress with broad bipartisan sponsorship to correct
1 20 this inequity but the present administration has
1 21 threatened to veto such legislation; NOW THEREFORE,
1 22 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
1 23 That the House of Representatives calls upon the
1 24 members of Congress to pass legislation to allow
1 25 concurrent receipt of retirement and disability
1 26 compensation by American veterans; and
1 27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the House of
1 28 Representatives calls upon the President of the United
1 29 States to sign such legislation; and
1 30 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the House of
2 1 Representatives calls upon the members of Congress to
2 2 override any veto of such legislation; and
2 3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, upon adoption, the
2 4 Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives shall
2 5 prepare an official copy of this Resolution and send
2 6 it to the members of Iowa's congressional delegation
2 7 and to the President of the United States.
2 8 LSB 5303HH 80
2 9 kk/gg/14
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