Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 117.djvu/1535

 117 STAT. 1516

Effective date. 10 USC 1413a note.

PUBLIC LAW 108–136—NOV. 24, 2003

(5) Section 1466(b) of such title is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sections 1465(a) and 1465(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 1465(a), 1465(b)(3), 1465(c)(2), and 1465(c)(3)’’; and (B) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(D) The amount for that year determined by the Secretary of Defense under section 1465(b)(3) of this title for the cost to the Fund arising from increased amounts payable from the Fund by reason of section 1413, 1413a, or 1414 of this title.’’. (6) The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect as of October 1, 2003. The Secretary of Defense shall provide for such administrative adjustments as necessary to provide for payments made for any period during fiscal year 2004 before the date of the enactment of this Act to be treated as having been made in accordance with such amendments and for the provisions of such amendments to be implemented as if enacted as of September 30, 2003. (d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 71 of such title is amended— (1) by striking the item relating to section 1413; and (2) by striking the item relating to section 1414 and inserting the following: ‘‘1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also eligible for veterans’ disability compensation for disabilities rated 50 percent or higher: concurrent payment of retired pay and veterans’ disability compensation.’’.

10 USC 1414 note.

(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on January 1, 2004, and shall apply to payments for months beginning on or after that date. SEC. 642. REVISIONS TO COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL COMPENSATION PROGRAM.

(a) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM TO COMBAT-RELATED DISABILITIES RATED BELOW 60 PERCENT.—(1) Subsection (e) of section 1413a of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(e) COMBAT-RELATED DISABILITY.—In this section, the term ‘combat-related disability’ means a disability that is compensable under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and that— ‘‘(1) is attributable to an injury for which the member was awarded the Purple Heart; or ‘‘(2) was incurred (as determined under criteria prescribed by the Secretary of Defense)— ‘‘(A) as a direct result of armed conflict; ‘‘(B) while engaged in hazardous service; ‘‘(C) in the performance of duty under conditions simulating war; or ‘‘(D) through an instrumentality of war.’’. (2) Subsection (c)(2) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘qualifying’’. (b) CLARIFICATION OF SERVICE REQUIRED FOR ELIGIBILITY.— Subsection (c)(1) of such section is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: ‘‘or is entitled to retired pay under section 12731 of this title (other than by reason of section 12731b of this title)’’. (c) CLARIFICATION OF DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION.—Subsection (b)(1) of such section is amended by

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