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Edward: Welcome to the Mil Weekly Briefing
for 8-14 June 2025, your essential

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guide to the latest news impacting
the military and veteran community.

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Whether you're currently serving in
uniform, a military retiree, a veteran,

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or a family member, this is your source
for the critical updates you need to know.

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Each week, we cut through the noise to
bring you the most important developments

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from the Pentagon, Capitol Hill, and
the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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We’ll cover everything from new
policies and pay raises affecting

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active and reserve forces, to changes
in healthcare and benefits for

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retirees, and the latest on VA services
and legislation for our veterans.

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Let's get you informed.

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Here’s what’s happened this past week.

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Issues That Affect Active
and Reserve Military

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During the week of June 8–14, 2025,
the Department of Defense (DoD) and

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Congress focused on strengthening
readiness, support, and quality of

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life for current service members.

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Notable DoD announcements included new
initiatives in child care and innovation.

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On June 10 the Pentagon launched a
Child Care Expansion Initiative to

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increase affordable, accessible child
care for military families (including

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active, Guard, and Reserve members)

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. This program, in partnership with
nonprofits, will open new child-care

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centers (the first in the Norfolk,
Virginia area) and expand fee

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assistance like the “Military Child
Care in Your Neighborhood” program

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for geographically dispersed families.

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In other force-development news, the Army
Reserve on June 13 activated an Executive

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Innovation Corps (Detachment 201) – a
cadre of four tech industry leaders

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(from Palantir, Meta, OpenAI, etc.)

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commissioned as Reserve officers.

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These senior technologists will
work part-time with Army units

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to speed development and fielding
of cutting-edge solutions.

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Service units also commemorated the
Army’s 250th birthday: the National

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Guard’s Apache helicopter crew assisted
in a salute at the Pentagon on June

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13 , underscoring Reserve and Guard
participation in readiness events.

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Meanwhile, DoD policy guidance
continued to evolve on personnel issues.

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In May the Pentagon issued new rules
excluding service members with a current

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diagnosis of gender dysphoria, and
set a self‑identification deadline of

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June 6, 2025 for active-duty troops
to come forward under the policy.

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This voluntary identification period
closed just before our reporting

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week, meaning DoD is prepared
to begin separations of those

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diagnosed but not self-identified.

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(Reserve-component service
members have a July 7 deadline.)

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In other personnel news, the Military
and Family Life Counseling program

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added PTSD‑focused video therapy
for service members and families,

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and DoD welcomed contributions from
its civilian workforce by expanding

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child-care benefits to all DOD employees.

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On Capitol Hill, key legislative
actions shaped active-duty

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and Guard/Reserve interests.

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The FY2026 National Defense Authorization
Act (NDAA) was introduced in the House.

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On June 9 Chairman Mike Rogers and
Ranking Member Adam Smith unveiled H.R.

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3838 – the bipartisan “SPEED Act” – a
sweeping procurement reform bill setting

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the framework for the FY2026 NDAA.

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The SPEED Act aims to overhaul the Defense
Acquisition System, cutting bureaucracy

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so troops get modern technology faster.

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It empowers program managers, accelerates
requirements from years to months,

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and eases small‑program thresholds
to attract commercial innovation.

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This reform legislation will directly
affect current service members by

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shortening acquisition timelines;
its impact on retirees is indirect

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(most reforms focus on new programs).

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Also on June 9 the Senate introduced the
Veterans’ Appeals Efficiency Act (S.1992),

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a bipartisan bill to streamline VA
disability appeals, and on June 12 the

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Senate moved forward the OATH Act (S.1665)

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to ensure veterans who took secrecy
oaths receive full retroactive

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VA benefits (see Section 3).

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In appropriations, the House Defense
Appropriations Subcommittee marked up

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its FY2026 Defense bill on June 12.

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That proposal would allocate $831.5

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billion for the Pentagon (flat
from FY2025) and included a 3.8%

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raise in military basic pay for 2026

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. (This continues the trend of
large pay bumps in recent years.)

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The House bill also slows permanent
change-of-station moves (saving

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$662M) to improve family stability.

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As one committee summary notes, the
defense bill “takes care of our troops

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and their families” with higher pay
and quality‑of‑life investments.

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At the same time, Republicans on the
committee moved to slim the civilian

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workforce: the draft bill would eliminate
about 45,000 DoD civilian positions as

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part of a “Workforce Acceleration” plan.

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(That reduction would mainly
affect federal defense civilians,

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not uniformed retirees.)

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The committee report explicitly targeted
wasteful spending and codified several

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Trump‑era policies (like banning
funding for “sex-change surgeries”)

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in compliance with the White House
guidance attached to the funding levels.

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If passed, the appropriations act
would indirectly affect retirees

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by funding veteran programs fully
(through the MilCon/VA bill) and

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by tying active pay raises to
the cost‑of‑living increases that

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ultimately drive military pension COLAs.

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Key legislative items: House H.R.

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3838 (the SPEED Act, introduced
6/9/2025) is the FY2026 NDAA

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blueprint (see text on Congress.gov).

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H.R.

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3838 overhauls defense procurement
to get technology to troops faster.

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On the appropriations side, the
House approved markup of H.R.

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3944 (FY2026 MilCon-VA Appropriations),
which will fund military construction

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and veteran programs (see Section 3).

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In this defense bill, a 3.8%

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pay raise and other troop
support measures were adopted.

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Issues That Affect Retired Military

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Retired service members and their
survivors saw a mix of legal and

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administrative updates this week.

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In the courts, the biggest development
was a Supreme Court ruling in Soto v.

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United States (June 12, 2025).

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The justices unanimously held that
combat-disabled veterans are entitled

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to receive their full Combat-Related
Special Compensation (CRSC) benefits

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from the date of their discharge,
overturning a six‑year retroactivity cap.

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In practical terms, this decision
means thousands of retirees who lost

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CRSC payments after six years will now
get the remainder of their benefits

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in a lump sum and future checks.

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(Advocacy groups report that over 9,000
combat-injured retirees could receive back

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pay, often tens of thousands of dollars.)

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This ruling restores full health‑care
payments to qualified retirees

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and ensures no time limit on those
benefits; it was widely hailed as

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a victory for veterans’ rights.

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On the administrative side, the Defense
Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)

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issued reminders affecting retired pay
and Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities.

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DFAS announced that July 1, 2025 pay
dates for military retirees and SBP

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survivors would occur as scheduled.

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(Regular retirees’ monthly
pay and SBP annuities will be

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disbursed on July 1 as planned.)

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Importantly, DFAS updated retirees on a
forthcoming change in SBP premium billing.

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Many retirees who pay SBP premiums via
the Treasury’s Direct Remittance system

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were expecting a transition in June
2025; DFAS confirmed that this change

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is delayed pending further notice.

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Once implemented, eligible retirees
will be billed and pay premiums

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directly to DFAS instead of through
Treasury, simplifying future payments.

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(Retirees should monitor DFAS
communications for the new

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schedule and payment instructions.)

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Beyond these, routine
lifecycle updates continue.

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Service retirees will receive their annual
cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of 2.5%

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for 2025 (consistent with Social
Security), and SBP annuitants

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likewise get a matching 2.5%

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increase in their payments (no
news changed that this week).

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Meanwhile, the FY2026 defense
appropriations (see above) will

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indirectly affect retired personnel:
the active-duty pay raise usually sets

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the index for future retiree COLAs,
and the National Guard and Reserve

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pay raise noted for 2025 (2.7%)

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has already improved back
pay for Reserve retirees.

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However, aside from the Supreme Court
CRSC decision and DFAS announcements,

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there were no new retiree-specific
benefits or legislative provisions

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introduced in the June 8–14 window.

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Key points for retirees: The Supreme
Court decision on CRSC (Soto v.

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United States) ensures full retroactive
pay for combat-disabled retirees.

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DFAS confirmed July pay dates
and warned that the planned SBP

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premium billing overhaul has
been delayed to beyond June 2025.

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(Retirees paying SBP premiums via
Treasury should watch for DFAS notices.)

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Any legislation from this week had
more impact on active service and

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veterans’ policy than on retired
pay, although the appropriations and

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NDAA efforts in Congress do set the
stage for future funding of retirees’

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benefits and cost-of-living adjustments.

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Issues That Affect Veteran’s Affairs

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Veterans – especially those with
disabilities, caregivers, and

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surviving family members – saw
numerous federal actions in mid-June.

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The Department of Veterans Affairs itself
celebrated processing milestones: as

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of mid-2025 VA was on pace to deliver
more health care and benefits than ever.

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(VA reported that in 2024 it
granted $137 billion in compensation

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and pension benefits to 1.1

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million veterans and survivors,

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reflecting record case
completions under the PACT Act.

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While this was announced in July
2024, the trend of surging claims

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processing continued into 2025.)

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In other VA updates, an expanded VA
mobile app now lets veterans refill

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and track prescriptions online and
schedule telehealth visits (part of

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ongoing technology modernization).

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Also, VA’s annual “Federal Benefits
Guide” for veterans and families

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remains available on VA’s website
as a comprehensive handbook, but no

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major changes to VA programs were
announced in this week’s timeframe.

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Legislatively, Congress advanced
several bills directly affecting

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veterans and their families.

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On the appropriations front, as
noted above the House approved

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its FY2026 Military Construction
and VA spending bill (H.R.

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3944) in committee.

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That measure (FY2026 MilCon-VA
Act) would provide $452.8

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billion total ($152.1B

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discretionary) – about a
3% increase over FY2025.

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It “fully funds veterans’ health care
and benefits” and beefs up key programs.

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In summary, the House plan includes:
VA Health and Benefits Funding:

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Restores full funding for veterans’
medical care and disability

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programs, including mental health,
polytrauma centers, and caregivers.

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It explicitly “fully funds veterans’
health care programs” and “fully funds

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veterans’ benefits and VA programs”.

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The bill also boosts grants to combat
veteran homelessness (including

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expanding a new rental assistance pilot).

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Quality-of-Life for Veterans and Families:
The bill invests in veterans’ quality of

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life (homeless and mental health outreach,
research) and simultaneously funds housing

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and child care for active-duty families.

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(For example, it maintains VA’s
veteran homelessness grants and

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caregiver support initiatives.)

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Veteran Security & Policy Riders:
The committee included restrictions

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limiting VA data-sharing (protecting
Second Amendment rights of veterans)

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and prohibiting VA purchase of certain
foreign-made equipment, reflecting

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broader border/security provisions.

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If enacted, these spending provisions
would keep VA benefit programs fully

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resourced (helping both current
beneficiaries and future retirees) and

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authorize needed construction (e.g.

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new VA clinics and hospital expansions).

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The bill also included several
bipartisan amendments (e.g.

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to strengthen the Veterans Crisis Line
and support toxic-exposed veterans).

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On the policy side, Congress considered
multiple veterans-centric bills.

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In the Senate, S.

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1665, the “OATH Act”, was
introduced on June 12 by Sens.

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Blumenthal and colleagues.

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This bill would amend title 38 U.S.C.

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to ensure that all veterans
who signed secrecy oaths (e.g.

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at Aberdeen Proving Ground) receive
the full VA benefits owed to

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them from their discharge date.

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In practice, it overturns past rules
that reduced payments due to classified

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service, by restoring benefits (disability
or pension) retroactively to discharge.

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Though this Senate text is still
in committee, its goal is clear:

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affected disabled and retired
veterans will get lump-sum back

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payments and permanent entitlement
to the full amounts they earned.

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Meanwhile the Senate Veterans Affairs
Committee unanimously approved S.

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1992, the Veterans Appeals Efficiency Act
of 2025, introduced June 9 by Senators

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Blumenthal, Young, Banks, and Lankford.

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This bipartisan bill aims to cut red tape
in the VA disability appeals process.

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Key features include quicker
initial decision timelines, improved

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electronic records for appeals, and
metrics to monitor backlog reduction.

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If enacted, S.1992

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would make appeals faster and more
transparent for veterans (both active

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and retired), though it would not
directly affect pay or benefits amounts.

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The House has a companion effort: on
June 10 House VA leaders introduced H.R.

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3835 (Veterans Appeals Efficiency Act) and
related bills (for caregiver appeals H.R.

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3833, automated claims processing H.R.

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3854).

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These mirror the Senate proposals,
showing Congress-wide focus

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on veterans’ claims reform.

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In ceremonial and recognition measures,
the Senate on June 12 passed S.Res.

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276, formally designating June 12, 2025
as “Women Veterans Appreciation Day”.

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This resolution (introduced by
a bipartisan group) honors the

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service of America’s women veterans.

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It is a symbolic tribute (not a law) and
has no direct impact on benefits or pay,

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but it highlights growing Congressional
recognition of women’s contributions.

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Finally, the week saw other scattered
veterans’ news: for example, on June 13

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VA announced that it had processed 100%
of claims for certain PACT Act-related

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cancers from Vietnam, and that VA home
loan guaranty volumes continued to climb

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(over $180B in FY2024), showing strong
demand for veterans’ housing assistance.

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However, the main developments
were the legislative and

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appropriation actions noted above.

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Key legislative items: Major
bills this week include House H.R.

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3838 (FY2026 NDAA, “SPEED Act”,
introduced 6/9) and the House

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MilCon-VA appropriations measure H.R.

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3944 (draft, markup on 6/11) – both
passed the House committee.

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In the Senate, S.

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1992 (Veterans Appeals Efficiency
Act, introduced 6/9) and S.

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1665 (OATH Act, introduced 6/12) are
under consideration, along with S.Res.

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276 (women veterans appreciation, 6/12).

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In summary, this week’s federal activity
strengthened support for service

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members, veterans, and military families.

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Defense news focused on improving
readiness and family care for

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active and reserve forces, while
Congress moved to fund pay raises,

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medical care, and infrastructure.

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Retirees benefited most visibly
from the Supreme Court CRSC

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ruling and DFAS pay guidance.

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And veterans saw both new funding
commitments in the Appropriations

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Committees and new legislative efforts
to streamline claims and honors.

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Altogether, these developments in
mid-June 2025 reflect an ongoing

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commitment at the federal level to
care for military personnel across

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all stages of service and beyond.

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And that's your Weekly Briefing.

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Staying on top of these changes
is key to navigating your career,

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your retirement, and your benefits.

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