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117TH 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 

FEBRUARY 24, 2021 

Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. WELCH, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. 

POSEY, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. 

BROWNLEY, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. MASSIE, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. 

KILMER, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. RYAN, Mr. HUDSON, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. 

VAN DREW, Ms. OMAR, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mr. 

RUSH, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. BUDD, Mr. COLE, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY

of New York, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. BEATTY, Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. PINGREE, 

Ms. LEE of California, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. ZELDIN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. 

DEGETTE, Mr. DELGADO, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. 

SCHRADER, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. 

SWALWELL, Ms. TITUS, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. KEATING, 

and Mr. BUCHANAN) 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 

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erans’ 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’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EXPANSIONS OF ELIGIBILITY TO CERTAIN MILI7 TARY RETIREES FOR CONCURRENT RECEIPT 

8 OF VETERANS’ DISABILITY COMPENSATION 

9 AND RETIRED PAY OR COMBAT-RELATED 

10 SPECIAL COMPENSATION. 

11 (a) INCLUSION OF CHAPTER 61 DISABILITY RETIR12 EES WITH FEWER THAN 20 YEARS OF SERVICE WHO

13 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL COM14 PENSATION.—Section 1413a(b)(3) of title 10, United 

15 States Code, is 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 cred23 itable service, is not subject to reduction under sec24 tions 5304 and 5305 of title 38.’’. 


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1 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

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

3 1414 of such title is amended to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘§ 1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also 

5 eligible for veterans’ disability compensa6 tion: concurrent receipt’’. 

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

8 such section 1414 in the table of sections at the be9 ginning of chapter 71 of such title is amended to 

10 read as follows: 

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

11 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS REFLECTING

12 END OF CONCURRENT RECEIPT PHASE-IN PERIOD.— 

13 Such section 1414 is further amended— 

14 (A) in subsection (a)(1)— 

15 (i) by striking the second sentence; 

16 and 

17 (ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) and 

18 (B); 

19 (B) by striking subsection (c) and redesig20 nating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 

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

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

23 striking paragraphs (3) and (4). 


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

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

3 month beginning after the date of the enactment of this 

4 Act and shall apply to payments for months beginning on 

5 or after that date. 

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