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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1282 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility to certain 

military retirees for concurrent receipt of veterans’ disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensation, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 1, 2023 

Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. 

KEATING, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. CONNOLLY, 

Ms. NORTON, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. POSEY, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. 

SWALWELL, Mr. GAETZ, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. TITUS, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. 

HUDSON, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. FINSTAD, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. 

GRAVES of Louisiana, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Ms. LEE of 

California, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, 

Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. EVANS, Mr. COHEN, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. KILMER, Mr. 

COSTA, Ms. SALAZAR, Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. 

LAHOOD, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. FALLON, Mrs. 

TORRES of California, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. MOONEY, Mr. 

CARBAJAL, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. OMAR, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mrs. TRAHAN, Ms. 

UNDERWOOD, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. 

PETERS, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. RUTHERFORD, 

Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. ROSS, Mr. BERA, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. 

MORELLE, Mr. TONKO, Mr. GOLDEN of Maine, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. GUEST, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. CLINE, Ms. DEGETTE, 

Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Mr. CRAWFORD, 

Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. PHILLIPS, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. CAREY, 

Mr. LYNCH, Mr. RYAN, Mr. CARSON, Mr. PFLUGER, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, 

Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. MCCAUL, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. 

CARTER of Louisiana, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. THOMPSON of 

California, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. GARCI ́A of Illinois, 

Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Ms. HAGEMAN, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. TRONE, Mr. 

CASTEN, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. WEXTON, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 

DUNN of Florida, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. SCHOLTEN, Mr. SESSIONS, Ms. 

KAMLAGER-DOVE, Mr. NICKEL, Mr. TORRES of New York, Ms. CHU, Ms. 

STRICKLAND, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. OBERNOLTE, Mr. D’ESPOSITO, Mrs. 

FISCHBACH, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. 


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DESJARLAIS, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. CROW, Ms. VAN DUYNE, Mr. THOMPSON

of Pennsylvania, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. BARR, Ms. CLARKE of New York, 

Mr. GARBARINO, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. BACON, Mr. NUNN of 

Iowa, Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, Ms. MANNING, Ms. PEREZ, 

Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. MOYLAN, Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. POCAN, Mr. 

LUTTRELL, Ms. MENG, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. CORREA, Mrs. FOUSHEE, Mrs. 

FLETCHER, Mr. ALLRED, Ms. STEVENS, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Ms. PELOSI, 

Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. OWENS, Mr. 

LAWLER, Mr. TIFFANY, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. 

KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. SANTOS, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. GOLDMAN of 

New York, Ms. WILD, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. MIKE GARCIA of California, 

Mr. ZINKE, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. JACKSON of North Carolina, Mr. 

COLE, Mr. TIMMONS, Ms. PORTER, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. MOSKOWITZ, Mr. 

DESAULNIER, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. SOTO, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. KEAN

of New Jersey, Ms. SALINAS, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mrs. 

GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. 

STAUBER, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. MILLS, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. GREENE

of Georgia, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. GRANGER, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. LALOTA, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. 

VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mrs. RODGERS of 

Washington, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Mrs. CAMMACK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and 

in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 

such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility 

to certain military retirees for concurrent receipt of veterans’ disability compensation and retired pay or combatrelated special compensation, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Major Richard Star 

5 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EXPANSIONS OF ELIGIBILITY TO CERTAIN MILI2 TARY RETIREES FOR CONCURRENT RECEIPT 

3 OF VETERANS’ DISABILITY COMPENSATION 

4 AND RETIRED PAY OR COMBAT-RELATED 

5 SPECIAL COMPENSATION. 

6 (a) INCLUSION OF CHAPTER 61 DISABILITY RETIR7 EES WITH FEWER THAN 20 YEARS OF SERVICE WHO

8 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL COM9 PENSATION.—Section 1413a(b)(3) of title 10, United 

10 States Code, is amended— 

11 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘In’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘Subject to subparagraph (B), in’’; and 

13 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘In the 

14 case of’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘The re15 tired pay of an eligible combat-related disabled uni16 formed services retiree, who is retired under chapter 

17 61 of this title with fewer than 20 years of cred18 itable service, is not subject to reduction under sec19 tions 5304 and 5305 of title 38.’’. 

20 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

21 (1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of section 

22 1414 of such title is amended to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘§ 1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also 

2 eligible for veterans’ disability compensa3 tion: concurrent receipt’’. 

4 (2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The item relating to 

5 such section 1414 in the table of sections at the be6 ginning of chapter 71 of such title is amended to 

7 read as follows: 

‘‘1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also eligible for veterans’ disability compensation: concurrent receipt.’’. 

8 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS REFLECTING

9 END OF CONCURRENT RECEIPT PHASE-IN PERIOD.— 

10 Such section 1414 is further amended— 

11 (A) in subsection (a)(1)— 

12 (i) by striking the second sentence; 

13 and 

14 (ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) and 

15 (B); 

16 (B) by striking subsection (c) and redesig17 nating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 

18 (c) and (d), respectively; and 

19 (C) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by 

20 striking paragraphs (3) and (4). 

21 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

22 this section shall take effect on the first day of the first 

23 month beginning after the date of the enactment of this 


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1 Act and shall apply to payments for months beginning on 

2 or after that date. 

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