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          Session of 1998
                    HOUSE RESOLUTION No. 6009           By Representative Dreher           2-3             9             A RESOLUTION memorializing Congress to revise certain laws which
10             prohibit a disabled military veteran from receiving both full retirement
11             pay and disability compensation benefits.
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13           WHEREAS, Under a federal law that dates back to the 19th century,
14       military veterans are denied concurrent dual receipt of full retirement
15       pay and disability compensation benefits; and
16           WHEREAS, Military veterans are instead allowed only to receive re-
17       tirement pay or disability compensation benefits or must waive an amount
18       of retirement pay equal to the amount of disability compensation benefits;
19       and
20           WHEREAS, In contrast, federal civilian employees are not subject to
21       such a deduction of disability compensation benefits; and
22           WHEREAS, A disabled veteran who has held a nonmilitary federal
23       job for the requisite durational period required for retirement receives
24       full longevity retirement pay, undiminished by the subtraction of disability
25       compensation benefits: Now, therefore,
26           Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Kan-
27       sas: That we do hereby memorialize Congress to change those laws
28       which prohibit a disabled military veteran from receiving both full retire-
29       ment pay and disability compensation benefits; and
30           Be it further resolved: That the Chief Clerk of the House of Repre-
31       sentatives be directed to send enrolled copies of this resolution to each
32       member of the Kansas Congressional Delegation.
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