Bill Text: IA HSB29 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill for creating veterans bonus funds for military service during certain military conflicts in Lebanon, Grenada, and Panama, and for service during certain military conflicts in the Persian Gulf, and providing penalties.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2013-01-17 - Veterans Affairs: Brandenburg Chair,Bacon, and Staed. [HSB29 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HSB29-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
29
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
VETERANS
AFFAIRS
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
ALONS)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
creating
veterans
bonus
funds
for
military
service
1
during
certain
military
conflicts
in
Lebanon,
Grenada,
and
2
Panama,
and
for
service
during
certain
military
conflicts
in
3
the
Persian
Gulf,
and
providing
penalties.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
5
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1465YC
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H.F.
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Section
1.
Section
35A.8,
Code
2013,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
a.
The
executive
director
shall
3
provide
for
the
administration
of
the
bonuses
authorized
4
in
this
subsection.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules,
5
pursuant
to
chapter
17A,
as
necessary
to
administer
this
6
subsection
including
but
not
limited
to
application
procedures,
7
investigation,
approval
or
disapproval,
and
payment
of
claims.
8
b.
A
Lebanon,
Grenada,
and
Panama
veterans
bonus
fund
9
is
created
in
the
state
treasury.
The
Lebanon,
Grenada,
10
and
Panama
veterans
bonus
fund
shall
consist
of
all
moneys
11
appropriated
to
the
fund
to
pay
the
bonus
compensation
12
authorized
in
section
35A.8B.
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
13
interest
or
earnings
on
investments
or
time
deposits
of
the
14
moneys
in
the
Lebanon,
Grenada,
and
Panama
veterans
bonus
15
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
bonus
fund.
Section
8.33
does
16
not
apply
to
moneys
appropriated
to
the
Lebanon,
Grenada,
and
17
Panama
veterans
bonus
fund.
18
c.
A
Persian
Gulf
veterans
bonus
fund
is
created
in
the
19
state
treasury.
The
Persian
Gulf
veterans
bonus
fund
shall
20
consist
of
all
moneys
appropriated
to
the
fund
to
pay
the
bonus
21
compensation
authorized
in
section
35A.8C.
Notwithstanding
22
section
12C.7,
interest
or
earnings
on
investments
or
time
23
deposits
of
the
moneys
in
the
Persian
Gulf
veterans
bonus
fund
24
shall
be
credited
to
the
bonus
fund.
Section
8.33
does
not
25
apply
to
moneys
appropriated
to
the
Persian
Gulf
veterans
bonus
26
fund.
27
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
35A.8B
Lebanon,
Grenada,
and
Panama
28
veterans
bonus
——
limited
residency
requirement
——
penalty.
29
1.
a.
A
person
who
served
on
active
duty
for
not
less
30
than
one
hundred
twenty
days
in
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
31
States
at
any
time
between
August
24,
1982,
and
July
31,
1984,
32
both
dates
inclusive,
or
between
December
20,
1989,
and
January
33
31,
1990,
both
dates
inclusive,
and
who
was
inducted
into
34
federal
active
duty
from
the
state
of
Iowa
and
was
honorably
35
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H.F.
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discharged
or
separated
from
federal
active
duty,
or
is
still
1
on
active
duty
in
an
honorable
status,
or
has
been
retired,
2
or
has
been
furloughed
to
a
reserve,
or
has
been
placed
on
3
inactive
status
is
entitled
to
receive
from
moneys
appropriated
4
for
that
purpose
the
sum
of
seventeen
dollars
and
fifty
cents
5
for
each
month
that
the
person
was
on
federal
active
duty
6
in
a
conflict
service
area,
within
the
dates
specified
in
7
this
paragraph.
Compensation
under
this
paragraph
shall
not
8
exceed
a
total
sum
of
five
hundred
dollars.
Compensation
for
a
9
fraction
of
a
month
shall
not
be
considered
unless
the
fraction
10
is
sixteen
days
or
more,
in
which
case
the
fraction
shall
be
11
computed
as
a
full
month.
12
b.
A
person
otherwise
qualified
under
paragraph
“a”
,
except
13
that
the
person
was
not
present
in
a
conflict
service
area
14
during
the
period
between
August
24,
1982,
and
July
31,
1984,
15
both
dates
inclusive,
or
between
December
20,
1989,
and
January
16
31,
1990,
both
dates
inclusive,
is
entitled
to
receive
from
17
moneys
appropriated
for
that
purpose
the
sum
of
twelve
dollars
18
and
fifty
cents
for
each
month
that
the
person
was
on
federal
19
active
duty,
within
the
dates
specified
in
paragraph
“a”
.
20
Compensation
under
this
paragraph
shall
not
exceed
a
total
sum
21
of
three
hundred
dollars.
Compensation
for
a
fraction
of
a
22
month
shall
not
be
considered
unless
the
fraction
is
sixteen
23
days
or
more,
in
which
case
the
fraction
shall
be
computed
as
24
a
full
month.
25
c.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
26
providing
for
the
definition
of
a
conflict
service
area.
27
2.
A
person
otherwise
eligible
to
receive
compensation
28
pursuant
to
subsection
1
shall
be
entitled
to
compensation
29
pursuant
to
this
section
if
all
of
the
following
requirements
30
are
met:
31
a.
The
person
has
not
received
a
bonus
or
compensation
32
similar
to
that
provided
in
this
section
from
this
state
or
33
another
state.
34
b.
The
person
was
on
active
duty
service
after
August
35
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24,
1982,
and
the
person
did
not
refuse
on
conscientious,
1
political,
religious,
or
other
grounds,
to
be
subject
to
2
military
discipline.
3
c.
The
person
files
an
application
for
compensation
under
4
this
section
in
a
manner
determined
by
the
department
of
5
veterans
affairs
by
July
1,
2015.
6
3.
The
surviving
unremarried
widow
or
widower,
child
or
7
children,
mother,
father,
or
person
standing
in
loco
parentis,
8
in
the
order
named
and
none
other,
of
any
deceased
person
shall
9
be
paid
the
compensation
that
the
deceased
person
would
be
10
entitled
to
pursuant
to
this
section,
if
living.
However,
11
if
any
person
has
died
or
shall
die,
or
is
disabled,
from
12
service-connected
causes
incurred
during
the
period
and
in
the
13
area
from
which
the
person
is
entitled
to
receive
compensation
14
pursuant
to
this
section,
the
person
or
the
first
survivor
as
15
designated
by
this
subsection,
and
in
the
order
named,
shall
be
16
paid
five
hundred
dollars
or
three
hundred
dollars,
whichever
17
maximum
amount
would
have
applied
pursuant
to
subsection
1,
18
paragraph
“a”
or
“b”
,
regardless
of
the
length
of
service.
19
4.
A
person
who
knowingly
makes
a
false
statement
relating
20
to
a
material
fact
in
supporting
an
application
under
this
21
section
is
guilty
of
a
serious
misdemeanor.
A
person
convicted
22
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
forfeit
all
benefits
to
which
23
the
person
may
have
been
entitled
under
this
section.
24
5.
All
payments
and
allowances
made
under
this
section
shall
25
be
exempt
from
taxation,
levy,
and
sale
on
execution.
26
6.
The
bonus
compensation
authorized
under
this
section
27
shall
be
paid
from
moneys
in
the
Lebanon,
Grenada,
and
Panama
28
veterans
bonus
fund.
29
7.
The
executive
director
of
the
department
of
veterans
30
affairs
shall
provide
for
the
administration
of
the
bonus
31
authorized
in
this
section.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules,
32
pursuant
to
chapter
17A,
as
necessary
to
administer
this
33
section
including
but
not
limited
to
application
procedures,
34
investigation,
approval
or
disapproval,
and
payment
of
claims.
35
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H.F.
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The
department
may
expend
up
to
one
percent
of
the
moneys
1
appropriated
for
the
bonus
compensation
authorized
under
2
this
section
for
administrative
costs
associated
with
the
3
requirements
of
this
section.
4
8.
This
section
is
repealed
June
30,
2016.
5
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
35A.8C
Persian
Gulf
veterans
bonus
——
6
limited
residency
requirement
——
penalty.
7
1.
a.
A
person
who
served
on
active
duty
for
not
less
8
than
one
hundred
twenty
days
in
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
9
States
at
any
time
between
January
31,
1990,
and
February
10
28,
1991,
both
dates
inclusive,
and
who
was
inducted
into
11
federal
active
duty
from
the
state
of
Iowa
and
was
honorably
12
discharged
or
separated
from
federal
active
duty,
or
is
still
13
on
active
duty
in
an
honorable
status,
or
has
been
retired,
14
or
has
been
furloughed
to
a
reserve,
or
has
been
placed
on
15
inactive
status
is
entitled
to
receive
from
moneys
appropriated
16
for
that
purpose
the
sum
of
seventeen
dollars
and
fifty
cents
17
for
each
month
that
the
person
was
on
federal
active
duty
18
in
the
conflict
service
area,
within
the
dates
specified
in
19
this
paragraph.
Compensation
under
this
paragraph
shall
not
20
exceed
a
total
sum
of
five
hundred
dollars.
Compensation
for
a
21
fraction
of
a
month
shall
not
be
considered
unless
the
fraction
22
is
sixteen
days
or
more,
in
which
case
the
fraction
shall
be
23
computed
as
a
full
month.
24
b.
A
person
otherwise
qualified
under
paragraph
“a”
,
except
25
that
the
person
was
not
present
in
a
conflict
service
area
26
during
the
period
between
January
31,
1990,
and
February
28,
27
1991,
both
dates
inclusive,
is
entitled
to
receive
from
moneys
28
appropriated
for
that
purpose
the
sum
of
twelve
dollars
and
29
fifty
cents
for
each
month
that
the
person
was
on
federal
30
active
duty,
within
the
dates
specified
in
paragraph
“a”
.
31
Compensation
under
this
paragraph
shall
not
exceed
a
total
sum
32
of
three
hundred
dollars.
Compensation
for
a
fraction
of
a
33
month
shall
not
be
considered
unless
the
fraction
is
sixteen
34
days
or
more,
in
which
case
the
fraction
shall
be
computed
as
35
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1465YC
(2)
85
aw/nh
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8
H.F.
_____
a
full
month.
1
c.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
2
providing
for
the
definition
of
a
conflict
service
area.
3
2.
A
person
otherwise
eligible
to
receive
compensation
4
pursuant
to
subsection
1
shall
be
entitled
to
compensation
5
pursuant
to
this
section
if
all
of
the
following
requirements
6
are
met:
7
a.
The
person
has
not
received
a
bonus
or
compensation
8
similar
to
that
provided
in
this
section
from
this
state
or
9
another
state.
10
b.
The
person
was
on
federal
active
duty
after
January
11
31,
1990,
and
the
person
did
not
refuse
on
conscientious,
12
political,
religious,
or
other
grounds,
to
be
subject
to
13
military
discipline.
14
c.
The
person
files
an
application
for
compensation
under
15
this
section
in
a
manner
determined
by
the
department
of
16
veterans
affairs
by
July
1,
2015.
17
3.
The
surviving
unremarried
widow
or
widower,
child
or
18
children,
mother,
father,
or
person
standing
in
loco
parentis,
19
in
the
order
named
and
none
other,
of
any
deceased
person
shall
20
be
paid
the
compensation
that
the
deceased
person
would
be
21
entitled
to
pursuant
to
this
section,
if
living.
However,
22
if
any
person
has
died
or
shall
die,
or
is
disabled,
from
23
service-connected
causes
incurred
during
the
period
and
in
the
24
area
from
which
the
person
is
entitled
to
receive
compensation
25
pursuant
to
this
section,
the
person
or
the
first
survivor
as
26
designated
by
this
subsection,
and
in
the
order
named,
shall
be
27
paid
five
hundred
dollars
or
three
hundred
dollars,
whichever
28
maximum
amount
would
have
applied
pursuant
to
subsection
1,
29
paragraph
“a”
or
“b”
,
regardless
of
the
length
of
service.
30
4.
A
person
who
knowingly
makes
a
false
statement
relating
31
to
a
material
fact
in
supporting
an
application
under
this
32
section
is
guilty
of
a
serious
misdemeanor.
A
person
convicted
33
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
forfeit
all
benefits
to
which
34
the
person
may
have
been
entitled
under
this
section.
35
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8
H.F.
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5.
All
payments
and
allowances
made
under
this
section
shall
1
be
exempt
from
taxation,
levy,
and
sale
on
execution.
2
6.
The
bonus
compensation
authorized
under
this
section
3
shall
be
paid
from
moneys
in
the
Persian
Gulf
veterans
bonus
4
fund.
5
7.
The
executive
director
of
the
department
of
veterans
6
affairs
shall
provide
for
the
administration
of
the
bonus
7
authorized
in
this
section.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules,
8
pursuant
to
chapter
17A,
as
necessary
to
administer
this
9
section
including
but
not
limited
to
application
procedures,
10
investigation,
approval
or
disapproval,
and
payment
of
claims.
11
The
department
may
expend
up
to
one
percent
of
the
moneys
12
appropriated
for
the
bonus
compensation
authorized
under
13
this
section
for
administrative
costs
associated
with
the
14
requirements
of
this
section.
15
8.
This
section
is
repealed
June
30,
2016.
16
Sec.
4.
Section
422.7,
Code
2013,
is
amended
by
adding
the
17
following
new
subsections:
18
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
57.
Subtract,
to
the
extent
included,
19
the
amount
of
any
Lebanon,
Grenada,
and
Panama
veterans
bonus
20
provided
pursuant
to
section
35A.8,
subsection
4,
and
section
21
35A.8B.
22
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
58.
Subtract,
to
the
extent
included,
the
23
amount
of
any
Persian
Gulf
veterans
bonus
provided
pursuant
to
24
section
35A.8,
subsection
4,
and
section
35A.8C.
25
EXPLANATION
26
This
bill
provides
for
the
creation
of
veterans
bonus
funds
27
within
the
state
treasury
for
the
provision
of
bonuses
to
28
veterans
of
the
United
States
military
who
served
during
the
29
period
of
certain
conflicts.
30
The
bonus
funds
would
be
available
to
certain
members
of
the
31
United
States
armed
forces
who
served
in
active
duty
during
32
the
military
conflicts
in
Lebanon,
Grenada,
Panama,
and
the
33
Persian
Gulf.
The
bill
creates
one
bonus
fund
for
service
34
during
the
conflicts
in
Lebanon,
Grenada,
and
Panama,
and
35
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H.F.
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creates
a
separate
bonus
fund
for
service
during
the
conflict
1
in
the
Persian
Gulf.
The
bill
provides
certain
dates
for
the
2
periods
of
these
conflicts.
The
bill
provides
that
veterans
3
who
served
in
conflict
service
areas
during
these
periods
will
4
receive
a
larger
bonus
for
their
service
than
veterans
who
did
5
not
serve
in
a
conflict
service
area.
The
bill
provides
for
6
the
computation
of
such
payments
based
upon
months
of
service
7
either
in
or
outside
of
a
conflict
service
area.
A
person
who
8
served
in
a
conflict
service
area
will
not
receive
more
than
a
9
$500
bonus
and
a
person
who
did
not
serve
in
a
conflict
service
10
area
will
not
receive
more
than
a
$300
bonus
from
the
funds.
11
The
bill
requires
that
a
veteran
must
meet
additional
12
requirements
to
qualify
for
a
bonus.
The
person
must
not
have
13
received
a
similar
bonus
from
this
state
or
any
other
state.
14
The
person
must
not
have
refused
to
be
subject
to
military
15
discipline
on
certain
grounds.
The
bill
also
requires
that
the
16
person
file
an
application
by
January
1,
2015,
for
the
bonuses
17
from
these
funds
in
order
to
qualify.
18
Certain
other
persons
including
a
surviving
unremarried
19
widow
or
widower,
child
or
children,
mother,
father,
or
person
20
standing
in
loco
parentis
of
any
deceased
person
shall
be
paid
21
the
compensation
that
the
deceased
person
would
have
been
22
entitled
to.
Payments
for
such
compensation
may
be
made
to
the
23
first
survivor
in
the
order
named
and
none
other.
The
bill
24
provides
that
upon
certain
service-related
death
or
disability
25
that
the
veteran
or
first
survivor
will
be
paid
the
highest
26
possible
contribution
permitted
to
that
individual
allowed
by
27
the
funds.
28
The
bill
provides
that
knowingly
making
a
false
statement
of
29
material
fact
supporting
an
application
to
receive
these
funds
30
is
a
serious
misdemeanor.
A
serious
misdemeanor
is
punishable
31
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
one
year
and
a
fine
of
at
least
32
$315
but
not
more
than
$1,875.
The
bill
also
provides
that
a
33
conviction
on
such
a
charge
would
result
in
forfeiture
of
any
34
rights
to
collect
from
the
funds.
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