Legislative Affairs Network Updates

                          2023 NDAA 

                               Wins

Stops medical billet cuts for three years

A 2.7% military pay raise

Provisions from the Military Hunger Prevention Act

Guard and Reserve Pay Parity

                              Losses

Concurrent Receipt for Chapter 61 retrees

                               SC State

2021 & 2022 Legislative session report

Supported & identified 6 pieces of legislation

Military retirement pay exemption from state income tax – passed

VSO stipend for Burial Honor Guard support – passed

Occupational Therapist licensing compact – passed

Audiology and Speech Therapist licensing compact – passed

Psychology Interjurisdiction Compact – passed

Advanced School Enrollment – failed, although significant progress made

The South Carolina Council of MOAA Chapters was the leader in forming The South Carolina Veterans Coalition.

The South Carolina Veterans Coalition (SCVC) is a grassroots consortium of veteran service organizations (VSOs) within SOUTH CAROLINA, representing over 56,000 members, that was was formed in early 2021 to help advance legislative proposals and policies before the South Carolina Legislature and the Office of the Governor. The SCVC is a non-profit, non-partisan advocacy organization, comprised of prominent South Carolina veteran and military groups, whose overall goal is to protect and enhance the well-being of the uniformed services community, including currently serving, veterans, retirees and their families and survivors.

Current member organizations include American Veterans (AMVETS), Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Palmetto and Coastal Chapters, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Marine Corps League (MCL), Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), Navy League of the United States, Reserve Officer Association (ROA), and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). Several other VSOs are in the process of joining this coalition.

The SCVC was the key power behind the passage of the SC's new miltary Acts.

A note of caution, the South Carolina Depart of Veteran Affairs recently formed an organization with an out of state group and named it the South Carolina Veteran Coalition. There is only one letter differance in the name of this oranization and the South Carolina grass roots organization SCVC. SCMOAA is NOT a member of this group.

Contact your Federal elected officals by using the following link:

http:/takeaction.moaa.org

MOAA National and SC Council of Chapters are nonpartisan iorganizations.