To amend title 37, United States Code, to exclude bonus payments made by a State or political subdivision thereof to a member of the Armed Forces, including a reserve component member, on account of the service of the member in the Armed Forces from consideration in determining the eligibility of the member (or the member's spouse or family) for benefits or assistance, or the amount or extent of benefits or assistance, under any Federal program or under any State or local program financed in whole or in part with Federal funds.

Excludes bonus payments made by a state or political subdivision thereof to a member of the Armed Forces, including a reserve member, on account of military service from consideration as income in determining the member's eligibility (or the member's spouse or family) for benefits or assistance, or the amount or extent of benefits or assistance, under any federal, state, or local program financed in whole or in part with federal funds.

Provides that if a bonus payment is paid to another person on behalf of a deceased member, such exclusion shall apply to that recipient.

Applies such exclusion retroactively to any bonus paid: (1) during the period beginning on August 2, 1990, and ending on March 3, 1991; and (2) since September 11, 2001.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6230 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6230

 To amend title 37, United States Code, to exclude bonus payments made 
 by a State or political subdivision thereof to a member of the Armed 
Forces, including a reserve component member, on account of the service 
of the member in the Armed Forces from consideration in determining the 
   eligibility of the member (or the member's spouse or family) for 
    benefits or assistance, or the amount or extent of benefits or 
   assistance, under any Federal program or under any State or local 
        program financed in whole or in part with Federal funds.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 28, 2010

 Mr. Driehaus introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 37, United States Code, to exclude bonus payments made 
 by a State or political subdivision thereof to a member of the Armed 
Forces, including a reserve component member, on account of the service 
of the member in the Armed Forces from consideration in determining the 
   eligibility of the member (or the member's spouse or family) for 
    benefits or assistance, or the amount or extent of benefits or 
   assistance, under any Federal program or under any State or local 
        program financed in whole or in part with Federal funds.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXCLUSION OF STATE AND LOCAL MILITARY BONUS PAYMENTS IN 
              DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS OR ASSISTANCE, OR 
              THE AMOUNT OR EXTENT OF BENEFITS OR ASSISTANCE, UNDER 
              FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND FEDERALLY FUNDED STATE AND LOCAL 
              PROGRAMS.

    (a) Exclusion.--Section 371 of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Treatment of State or Local Military Bonus Payments.--
            ``(1) Exclusion.--Any bonus payment made by a State or 
        political subdivision thereof to any member of the armed forces 
        by reason of the member's service as a member shall not be 
        regarded as a resource for purposes of determining the 
        eligibility of the member (or the member's spouse or family) 
        for benefits or assistance, or the amount or extent of benefits 
        or assistance, under any Federal program or under any State or 
        local program financed in whole or in part with Federal funds.
            ``(2) Deceased members.--If a bonus described in paragraph 
        (1) that would otherwise be paid to a member is paid to another 
        person because the member is deceased, paragraph (1) shall 
        apply to the treatment of the bonus payment in determining the 
        eligibility of the actual recipient for benefits or assistance, 
        or the amount or extent of benefits or assistance, under any 
        Federal program or under any State or local program financed in 
        whole or in part with Federal funds.
            ``(3) Member defined.--In this subsection, the term 
        `member' includes a former or retired member of the armed 
        forces, if a bonus payment described in paragraph (1) is made 
        to the former or retired member by reason of the member's 
        service on active duty before separation or retirement.''.
    (b) Retroactive Application.--Subsection (d) of title 37, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to 
any bonus payment made by a State or political subdivision thereof to 
any member of the Armed Forces, as described in such subsection (d), on 
account of service as a member of the Armed Forces--
            (1) during the period beginning on August 2, 1990, and 
        ending on March 3, 1991; and
            (2) since September 11, 2001.
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