Urges Congress enact Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act.
Assembly Resolution 106 urges Congress to pass the Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act, which would address an unfair offset between two military survivor benefits. Currently, surviving spouses of service members who died on active duty or from a service-connected condition must forfeit part or all of their Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuity - purchased insurance they paid for - when receiving Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) from the VA, with the offset being $1 for $1. The pending federal bill would end this offset for survivors under 60, prevent repayment of previously lost benefits, and require payments to dependent children if no eligible surviving spouse exists. This resolution is a non-binding request for Congress to enact these changes to ensure military families receive full benefits without penalty.
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