To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the recoupment of separation pay, special separation benefits, and voluntary separation incentive payments from members of the Armed Forces who subsequently receive disability compensation under laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs and to impose limitations on the authority of the Secretary of Defense to recoup such pay from members who subsequently receive military retired or retainer pay.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7027 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7027 To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the recoupment of separation pay, special separation benefits, and voluntary separation incentive payments from members of the Armed Forces who subsequently receive disability compensation under laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs and to impose limitations on the authority of the Secretary of Defense to recoup such pay from members who subsequently receive military retired or retainer pay. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2026 Mr. Bilirakis (for himself and Mr. Levin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the recoupment of separation pay, special separation benefits, and voluntary separation incentive payments from members of the Armed Forces who subsequently receive disability compensation under laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs and to impose limitations on the authority of the Secretary of Defense to recoup such pay from members who subsequently receive military retired or retainer pay. 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 ``Restore Veterans' Compensation Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. RECOUPMENT OF SEPARATION PAY, SPECIAL SEPARATION BENEFITS, VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE, AND VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY AND BENEFITS FRO