Senate Votes to Repeal Widows' Offset

Week of September 22, 2008

By a 94-to-2 vote, the Senate for a fourth straight year agreed to repeal a law that bans "concurrent receipt" for military surviving spouses. The intent is to end reduced annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) when a surviving spouse opts to draw Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) from the Department of Veterans Affairs. For more information, read the article on the Military.com website.