Stand up for Veterans

[carlablum]

Important Legislation Regarding SBP/DIC Offset 
Please Contact Your Elected Officials Today!

 

 

On January 3, 2013, Representative Joe Wilson of South Carolina introduced H.R. 32, the Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act. On April 16, 2013, Senator Bill Nelson (FL) introduced the companion bill in the Senate, S. 734.

 

 

These bills would repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of survivors Dependency and Indemnity Compensation. This bill is in accordance with a longstanding DAV resolution, passed each year by the delegates to our National Convention. H.R. 32 has 19 cosponsors and was referred to the House Armed Services Committee on January 3, 2013. S. 734 has four cosponsors and was referred to the Senate Armed Services Committee.

 

Please use the prepared e-mail or draft your own to request that your Representative supports this important bill and ask that it be brought to the floor for a vote and passed as soon as possible.

http://capwiz.com/dav/issues/alert/?alertid=62626651

 

Thank you for all you do for veterans and their families

 

 

It is so sad to see what happens to a widows income when there spouse dies from a service related illness.

 

Carla

[EagleEye]

Thanks Carla....so very true....my first cousin died a few years ago from a service related (agent orange) disability...not help was every forth-coming to his family...furthermore the changes re: Agent Orange came into place not long after he died....