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Union Calendar No. 117 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1282 

[Report No. 118–149, Part I] 

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. 


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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. 

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 


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JULY 18, 2023 

Additional sponsors: Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Ms. JACOBS, Ms. SHERRILL, 

Mr. LANGWORTHY, Ms. LEE of Nevada, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. BUDZINSKI, 

Mr. VAN ORDEN, Mr. EZELL, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. 

CARL, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. MOORE of Utah, Ms. ADAMS, 

Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. MILLER of Ohio, Mr. 

LANDSMAN, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. NEAL, Mr. 

JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. MOLINARO, Mr. KUSTOFF, 

Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. DELUZIO, Ms. CARAVEO, Mr. TURNER, Mr. 

SORENSEN, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. PAYNE, Mrs. PELTOLA, 

Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mrs. STEEL, Mr. VAN DREW, Mrs. KIM of California, 

Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. LIEU, Mr. MRVAN, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. 

YAKYM, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. LUCAS, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. CASE, Mrs. 

MCCLELLAN, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. STANSBURY, 

Mr. ISSA, Ms. HOYLE of Oregon, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. CLEAVER, Mrs. 

CHAVEZ-DEREMER, Ms. BROWN, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. MORAN, Ms. 

MATSUI, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Ms. PETTERSEN, Mr. GREEN of Tennessee, 

Mr. SARBANES, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, 

Mr. STANTON, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. MFUME, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. 

WILSON of South Carolina, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, 

Mr. MURPHY, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. GIMENEZ, Mr. 

VASQUEZ, Mr. FROST, Mr. MCGARVEY, Mr. WILLIAMS of New York, 

Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mr. GOSAR, Ms. MACE, Mrs. LUNA, Mr. PENCE, Ms. 

LETLOW, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. THANEDAR, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. FRY, Mr. 

MULLIN, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. JACKSON of 

Illinois, Mr. HIMES, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. KILEY, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. 

BANKS, Mr. IVEY, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia, Mr. NADLER, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. ALFORD, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. TONY

GONZALES of Texas, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. 

JAMES, Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California, Mr. BEYER, Mr. LAMBORN, 

Ms. PLASKETT, and Mrs. BICE

JULY 18, 2023 

Reported from the Committee on Armed Services with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

JULY 18, 2023 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs discharged; committed to the Committee of 

the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 1, 2023] 


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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. 


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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’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EXPANSIONS OF ELIGIBILITY TO CERTAIN MILITARY 

7 RETIREES FOR CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF 

8 VETERANS’ DISABILITY COMPENSATION AND 

9 RETIRED PAY OR COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL 

10 COMPENSATION. 

11 (a) INCLUSION OF CHAPTER 61 DISABILITY RETIREES

12 WITH FEWER THAN 20 YEARS OF SERVICE WHO ARE ELI13 GIBLE FOR COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL COMPENSATION.— 

14 Section 1413a(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 

15 amended— 

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

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

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

19 case of’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘The re20 tired pay of an eligible combat-related disabled uni21 formed services retiree, who is retired under chapter 

22 61 of this title with fewer than 20 years of creditable 

23 service, is not subject to reduction under sections 5304 

24 and 5305 of title 38.’’. 

25 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 


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

2 1414 of such title is amended to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘§ 1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also 

4 eligible for veterans’ disability compensa5 tion: concurrent receipt’’. 

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

7 such section 1414 in the table of sections at the begin8 ning of chapter 71 of such title is amended to read 

9 as follows: 

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

10 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS REFLECTING END

11 OF CONCURRENT RECEIPT PHASE-IN PERIOD.—Such 

12 section 1414 is further amended— 

13 (A) in subsection (a)(1)— 

14 (i) by striking the second sentence; and 

15 (ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) and 

16 (B); 

17 (B) by striking subsection (c) and redesig18 nating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) 

19 and (d), respectively; and 

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

21 striking paragraphs (3) and (4). 

22 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

23 section shall take effect on the first day of the first month 

24 beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act and 


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1 shall apply to payments for months beginning on or after 

2 such date. 


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Union Calendar No. 117 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1282 

[Report No. 118–149, Part I] 

A BILL 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand 

pensation, and for other purposes. and retired pay or combat-related special comrent receipt of veterans’ disability compensation eligibility to certain military retirees for concurJULY 18, 2023 

Reported from the Committee on Armed Services with an 

amendment 

JULY 18, 2023 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs discharged; committed to 

Union and ordered to be printed the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 


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