Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
- Last Action
- 2/24/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-24Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- 2017-02-03Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- 2017-02-03Introduced in House
- 2017-02-03Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-03 (00)
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
This bill: (1) repeals certain provisions that 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 who would be entitled to retired pay except for being under 60 years of age, (2) prohibits requiring repayment of certain amounts previously paid to SBP recipients in the form of a retired pay refund, and (3) requires (current law authorizes) the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay an annuity to a member's dependent children when there is no eligible surviving spouse.
The Secretary concerned shall restore annuity eligibility to a surviving spouse who earlier agreed to transfer such eligibility to the surviving child or children of a member.
Cosponsors (20)
- Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
- Scott Peters (D-CA)
- LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD (D-CA)
- Bradley Byrne (R-AL)
- Tom Cole (R-OK)
- John Sarbanes (D-MD)
- PETE SESSIONS (R-TX)
- C. A. Ruppersberger (D-MD)
- Barbara Comstock (R-VA)
- Denny Heck (D-WA)
- Ann Wagner (R-MO)
- WALTER JONES (R-NC)
- Jeff Duncan (R-SC)
- Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
- Michael Turner (R-OH)
- Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)
- Jim Bridenstine (R-OK)
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA)
- JAMES COOPER (D-TN)
- KEN CALVERT (R-CA)
Subjects
- Military personnel and dependents
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
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