SPECIAL PAY FOR CERTAIN DISABLED MEMBERS.

SEC. 634. SPECIAL PAY FOR CERTAIN DISABLED MEMBERS. (a) Special Pay for Certain Disabled Members.—A person who has a service-connected disability rated as total may be paid special pay under this section if the person is entitled to emergency officers’, regular, or reserve retirement pay based solely on— (1) the person’s age; (2) the length of the person’s service in the uniformed services; or (3) both the person’s age and the length of such service. 107 STAT. 1685 (b) Amount of Special Pay.—The amount of special pay that may be paid a person under subsection (a) for any month may not exceed the monthly amount of the compensation that is paid such person under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (c) Funding.—The cost of the special pay authorized to be paid under this section shall be paid out of funds available to the Department of Defense for travel of personnel of the Department of Defense in positions within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Office of the Secretary of the Army, the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, and the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force. (d) Definitions.—In this section, the terms “compensation” and “service-connected” have the meanings given such terms in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. (e) Effective Date.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), this section shall take effect on January 1, 1994. (2) This section shall not take effect if, before January 1, 1994, the Secretary of Defense submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives the report required by section 641 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484; 106 Stat. 2424). (f) Applicability.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), this section shall apply to months that begin on or after the effective date of this section. (2) This section shall not be effective for months that begin after September 30, 1994.