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 108 STAT. 2796 PUBLIC LAW 103-337 —OCT. 5, 1994 (2) Section 1174a(a), relating to payment of a special separation benefit for voluntary separation. (3) Section 1175, relating to payment of a voluntary separation incentive. (b) ELEMENTS OF STUDY. —In carrying out the study required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall— (1) determine the purposes of the provisions of law referred to in such subsection; (2) determine the justifications for the requirement for offset of disability compensation provided in each such provision of law; (3) assess the financial effects of the offset requirements on affected veterans, and the fiscal effects of the offset requirements on the Federal Government, taking into consideration— (A) an estimate (by the Comptroller General) of the number of members of the Armed Forces who will separate from the Armed Forces during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 1999; (B) an estimate (by the Comptroller General) of—• (i) the number of such members who will receive separation benefits under the provisions of law referred to in subsection (a); and (ii) the average amount of the benefits to be paid such members; (C) an estimate (by the Comptroller General) of— (i) the number of such members who will be entitled to disability compensation payable by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and (ii) the average monthly amount of the compensation to which such members will be entitled; and (D) an assessment (by the Comptroller General) of the extent, if any, to which the offset affects the capacity of such members to meet their financial obligations, including financial obligations incurred in connection with service in the Armed Forces or with separation from that service, and increased net costs for housing and medical care; (4) determine the extent, if any, to which the offset of disability compensation required under the provisions of law referred to in subsection (a) reduces the effectiveness of such provisions of law for achieving the purposes of those provisions of law; and (5) determine the cost to the Federal Government that would result from repeal of the offset requirements in such provisions of law. Reports. (c) RESULTS OF STUDY.— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services and the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing the results of the study required under subsection (a). The report shall include recommendations of the Comptroller General for improvement of the separation benefits under the provisions of law referred to in subsection (a).

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