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Summary
Native Americans have the highest rate of military service of any other ethnic group in the Nation. Nearly 16 percent of the Native American population aged 16 years and older are veterans. In March of 2012, the Pentagon reported that 22,248 American Indian and Alaska Native service members are currently on active duty. The service and loyalty of American Indian people to the United States military was instrumental in the formation of this Nation and continues to be instrumental in ensuring the freedom of the United States and its citizens today....
Restoring Pay to Native American Veterans
The deduction of state income tax from the pay of Native service members who claimed their reservation homes as their residence has been prohibited by federal law since at least 1940, when the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act (SSCRA) came into effect. Section 514 of SSCRA in essence provides that a military service member is subject to income tax in the state of his domicile and that his military income may not be taxed by states in which he is not domiciled if his presence in that state is due to military orders or stationing....
Thank you for hearing the concerns I bring forth on behalf of this Country's Native heros.
Respectfully submitted,
RICHARD ALLEN ADAME
Sergeant First Class (retired U.S. Army)
With Enclosures
DOWNLOAD COMPLETE 22-PAGE TESTIMONY (PDF).
Contact for Richard Adame:
Rebbecca L. Redelman
508 S 29th Street
Broken Arrow, OK, 74014
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