H.R. 553: Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
CBO Score
$5.7 billion
Documentation
Date of Report
Tue June 25th, 2019
Notes
Outlays from accrual payments to the Military Retirement Fund are intragovernmental transactions that have no net effect on federal spending and therefore are excluded.
CBO Report Details
Legislation Details
116th Congress
To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for military surviving spouses to offset the receipt of veterans dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Wilson — R — SC
This bill updates the Department of Defense's Survivor Benefit Plan and how it operates in relation to other benefits. The plan currently provides a monthly annuity (based on a percentage of a service member's retirement pay) to an eligible beneficiary upon the death of the service member. Currently, if a surviving spouse is also entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation, the annuity paid under the plan will be reduced. The bill repeals certain pr...
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