I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2102 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt 
of veterans’ disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees 
with combat-related disabilities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2025 
Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. DAVIS of North 
Carolina, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mrs. 
RAMIREZ, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. OWENS, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. 
KEATING, Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. TORRES of 
New York, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. 
MCGARVEY, Mr. MILLER of Ohio, Ms. NORTON, Mr. GOLDEN of Maine, 
Ms. SCANLON, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. FINSTAD, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. TUR-
NER of Ohio, Mr. THANEDAR, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. SORENSEN, Ms. ROSS, 
Ms. BUDZINSKI, Ms. PETTERSEN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. BICE, Mr. 
MULLIN, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. BARR, Mr. MORELLE, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Ms. 
SCHRIER, Mr. TONKO, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mrs. CAMMACK, Ms. SALINAS, 
Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, 
Ms. BROWN, Ms. PEREZ, Mr. LAWLER, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. POCAN, Mr. 
MRVAN, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. NOR-
CROSS, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Ms. VAN DUYNE, Ms. 
STRICKLAND, Ms. LETLOW, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. NEGUSE, 
Mr. BEYER, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, 
Ms. JACOBS, Mr. BACON, Mr. CARSON, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. VALADAO, 
Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. GARCIA of California, Ms. KELLY of Illi-
nois, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. VAN DREW, Ms. MCCLELLAN, 
Ms. KING-HINDS, Mr. CASE, Mr. WIED, Mr. MCDOWELL, Mr. STRONG, 
Mr. HAMADEH of Arizona, Mr. ZINKE, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. FROST, Mr. 
SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. COSTA, Mrs. KIM, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, Mr. 
IVEY, Mr. GIMENEZ, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. FRY, Mr. GARBARINO, Mr. 
EZELL, Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas, Mrs. MCCLAIN DELANEY, Ms. 
TITUS, Ms. GOODLANDER, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. EVANS of Colorado, Mr. 
MOSKOWITZ, Ms. STANSBURY, Ms. OMAR, Mr. OBERNOLTE, Mr. 
BAUMGARTNER, Mr. HURD
of Colorado, Mr. MAGAZINER, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. HOYLE of Oregon, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. 
MOOLENAAR, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. DESJARLAIS, 
Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Ms. SCHOLTEN, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. STANTON, Mr. 
VEASEY, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. SUBRAMANYAM, Mr. 
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LANDSMAN, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. LANGWORTHY, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. 
MOULTON, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. HARD-
ER of California, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mrs. MILLER of Illi-
nois, Mr. CRANK, Ms. MENG, Mr. KEAN, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. RYAN, Ms. 
PINGREE, Ms. MACE, Mr. JAMES, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
HIMES, Mr. GREEN of Tennessee, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. 
FLEISCHMANN, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. CROW, Mr. YAKYM, 
Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. BARRAGA´N, 
Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. COURT-
NEY, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. SCOTT 
FRANKLIN of Florida, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. FRIEDMAN, 
Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. MILLS, Ms. STEVENS, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. GUEST, Mr. 
LUTTRELL, Mr. MIN, Mr. FOSTER, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, 
Mr. GOODEN, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. BARRETT, Mr. 
DUNN of Florida, and Ms. SIMON) 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 deter-
mined 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 provide for con-
current receipt of veterans’ disability compensation and 
retired pay for disability retirees with combat-related dis-
abilities, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Major Richard Star 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF DISABILITY RETIREES WITH COM-
BAT-RELATED DISABILITIES FOR CONCUR-
RENT RECEIPT OF VETERANS’ DISABILITY 
COMPENSATION AND RETIRED PAY. 
(a) CONCURRENT RECEIPT IN CONNECTION WITH 
CRSC.—Section 1413a(b)(3) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘of this title, the amount’’ 
and inserting ‘‘of this title— 
‘‘(i) the retired pay of the retiree is 
not subject to reduction under sections 
5304 and 5305 of title 38; and 
‘‘(ii) the amount’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘after any such reduction 
under sections 5304 and 5305 of title 38’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘creditable service, the 
amount’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘cred-
itable service— 
‘‘(i) the retired pay of the retiree is 
not subject to reduction under sections 
5304 and 5305 of title 38; and 
‘‘(ii) the amount’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘after any such reduction 
under sections 5304 and 5305 of title 38’’. 
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(b) CONCURRENT RECEIPT GENERALLY.—Section 
1414(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE FOR CHAPTER 61 DISABILITY 
RETIREES.—A member or former member of the uni-
formed services who is entitled to retired pay under chap-
ter 61 of this title for any month and who is also entitled 
for that month to veterans’ disability compensation for a 
combat-related disability (as that term is defined in sec-
tion 1413a(e) of this title) is entitled to be paid both for 
that month without regard to sections 5304 and 5305 of 
title 38.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) AMENDMENTS REFLECTING END OF CON-
CURRENT
RECEIPT
PHASE-IN
PERIOD.—Section 
1414 of title 10, United States Code, is further 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(i) by striking the second sentence; 
and 
(ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) and 
(B); 
(B) by striking subsection (c) and redesig-
nating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
(c) and (d), respectively; and 
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(C) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by 
striking paragraphs (3) and (4). 
(2) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such 
section 1414 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also 
eligible for veterans’ disability compensa-
tion: concurrent receipt.’’. 
(3) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 71 of such title is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
1414 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also eligible for veterans’ dis-
ability compensation: concurrent receipt.’’. 
(4) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1413a(f) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘Sub-
section (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘Subsection (c)’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the first day of the first 
month beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
Act and shall apply to payments for months beginning on 
or after that date. 
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