Crosby-Puller Combat Wounds Compensation Act - Continues hazardous duty pay, aviation career incentive pay, career enlisted flier incentive pay, hardship duty pay, imminent danger pay, the travel or transportation per diem for duty outside the United States or in Hawaii or Alaska, and the family separation allowance for members of the Armed Forces who are wounded or injured in combat zones and removed from the area for treatment until such time as the member: (1) is found physically fit to perform the duties of the member's office, grade, rank, or rating; (2) is discharged or separated; or (3) dies.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the time limitation on the income tax exclusion for combat zone compensation resulting from hospitalization due to wounds, disease, or injury incurred in such combat zone.
[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5296 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5296
To amend title 37, United States Code, to ensure that a member of the
Armed Forces who is wounded or otherwise injured while serving in a
combat zone will continue to receive certain special pays and
allowances associated with such service, and will continue to receive
the benefit of the combat zone tax exclusion associated with the pay
and allowances of the member, while the member recovers from the wound
or injury, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 8, 2004
Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Baca, Mr. McDermott, Mr.
Hoeffel, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Filner, Mr. Kildee, Ms.
Majette, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr.
Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Larsen of Washington, and Mr. Wexler)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
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A BILL
To amend title 37, United States Code, to ensure that a member of the
Armed Forces who is wounded or otherwise injured while serving in a
combat zone will continue to receive certain special pays and
allowances associated with such service, and will continue to receive
the benefit of the combat zone tax exclusion associated with the pay
and allowances of the member, while the member recovers from the wound
or injury, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crosby-Puller Combat Wounds
Compensation Act''.
SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF SPECIAL PAYS AND ALLOWANCES FOR MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES WOUNDED OR INJURED IN COMBAT ZONES.
(a) Hazardous Duty Pay.--Section 301 of title 37, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(g) A member of the armed forces entitled to incentive pay under
this section who is wounded or otherwise injured while assigned to duty
in an area for which special pay under section 310 of this title is
available and who is removed from the area for treatment of the wound
or injury shall continue to be paid incentive pay under this section at
the rate in effect for the member when the member received the wound or
injury until the earliest of the following dates:
``(1) The date on which the member is found to be
physically fit to perform the duties of the member's office,
grade, rank, or rating.
``(2) The date on which the member is discharged or
separated from the armed forces.
``(3) The date on which the member dies.''.
(b) Aviation Career Incentive Pay for Officers.--Section 301a of
such title is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(g) An officer entitled to incentive pay under this section who
is wounded or otherwise injured while assigned to duty in an area for
which special pay under section 310 of this title is available and who
is removed from the area for treatment of the wound or injury shall
continue to be paid incentive pay under this section at the rate in
effect for the officer when the officer received the wound or injury
until the earliest of the following dates:
``(1) The date on which the officer is found to be
physically fit to perform the duties of the officer's office,
grade, rank, or rating.
``(2) The date on which the officer is discharged or
separated from the armed forces.
``(3) The date on which the officer dies.''.
(c) Career Enlisted Flier Incentive Pay.--Section 320 of such title
is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new
subsection (i):
``(i) Continuation When Wounded or Injured in Combat Zone.--A
member entitled to incentive pay under this section who is wounded or
otherwise injured while assigned to duty in an area for which special
pay under section 310 of this title is available and who is removed
from the area for treatment of the wound or injury shall continue to be
paid incentive pay under this section at the rate in effect for the
member when the member received the wound or injury until the earliest
of the following dates:
``(1) The date on which the member is found to be
physically fit to perform the duties of the member's office,
grade, rank, or rating.
``(2) The date on which the member is discharged or
separated from the armed forces.
``(3) The date on which the member dies.''.
(d) Hardship Duty Pay.--Section 305 of such title is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new
subsection (b):
``(b) Continuation When Wounded or Injured in Combat Zone.--A
member of the armed forces entitled to hardship duty pay under
subsection (a) who is wounded or otherwise injured while assigned to
duty in an area for which special pay under section 310 of this title
is available and who is removed from the area for treatment of the
wound or injury shall continue to be paid hardship duty pay under
subsection (a) at the rate in effect for the member when the member
received the wound or injury until the earliest of the following dates:
``(1) The date on which the member is found to be
physically fit to perform the duties of the member's office,
grade, rank, or rating.
``(2) The date on which the member is discharged or
separated from the armed forces.
``(3) The date on which the member dies.''.
(e) Imminent Danger Pay.--Subsection (b) of section 310 of such
title is amended to read as follows:
``(b) Continuation When Wounded or Injured in Combat Zone.--A
member who is wounded or otherwise injured while assigned to duty in an
area for which special pay is available under this section and who is
removed from the area for treatment of the wound or injury shall
continue to be paid such special pay at the rate in effect for the
member when the member received the wound or injury until the earliest
of the following dates:
``(1) The date on which the member is found to be
physically fit to perform the duties of the member's office,
grade, rank, or rating.
``(2) The date on which the member is discharged or
separated from the armed forces.
``(3) The date on which the member dies.''.
(f) Travel and Transportation Per Diem.--Section 405 of such title
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) Continuation When Wounded or Injured in Combat Zone.--A
member of the armed forces entitled to a per diem under this section
who is wounded or otherwise injured while assigned to duty in an area
for which special pay under section 310 of this title is available and
who is removed from the area for treatment of the wound or injury shall
continue to be paid such per diem at the rate in effect for the member
when the member received the wound or injury until the earliest of the
following dates:
``(1) The date on which the member is found to be
physically fit to perform the duties of the member's office,
grade, rank, or rating.
``(2) The date on which the member is discharged or
separated from the armed forces.
``(3) The date on which the member dies.''.
(g) Family Separation Allowance.--Section 427 of such title is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(f) Continuation When Wounded or Injured in Combat Zone.--A
member of the armed forces entitled to an allowance under subsection
(a) who is wounded or otherwise injured while assigned to duty in an
area for which special pay under section 310 of this title is available
and who is removed from the area for treatment of the wound or injury
shall continue to be paid the allowance at the rate in effect for the
member when the member received the wound or injury until the earliest
of the following dates:
``(1) The date on which the member is found to be
physically fit to perform the duties of the member's office,
grade, rank, or rating.
``(2) The date on which the member is discharged or
separated from the armed forces.
``(3) The date on which the member dies.''.
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF TIME LIMITATION ON EXCLUSION OF COMBAT ZONE
COMPENSATION BY REASON OF HOSPITALIZATION.
(a) In General.--Subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2) of section 112 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking ``; but
this paragraph shall not apply for any month beginning more than 2
years after the date of the termination of combatant activities in such
zone''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to compensation received for months ending after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1924)
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