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. NAD-
LER, 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 
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A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility 
to certain military retirees for concurrent receipt of vet-
erans’ disability compensation and retired pay or combat- 
related special compensation, and for other purposes. 
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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’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSIONS OF ELIGIBILITY TO CERTAIN MILITARY 
RETIREES FOR CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF 
VETERANS’ DISABILITY COMPENSATION AND 
RETIRED PAY OR COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL 
COMPENSATION. 
(a) INCLUSION OF CHAPTER 61 DISABILITY RETIREES 
WITH FEWER THAN 20 YEARS OF SERVICE WHO ARE ELI-
GIBLE FOR COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL COMPENSATION.— 
Section 1413a(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘In’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Subject to subparagraph (B), in’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘In the 
case of’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘The re-
tired pay of an eligible combat-related disabled uni-
formed services retiree, who is retired under chapter 
61 of this title with fewer than 20 years of creditable 
service, is not subject to reduction under sections 5304 
and 5305 of title 38.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of section 
1414 of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also 
eligible for veterans’ disability compensa-
tion: concurrent receipt’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The item relating to 
such section 1414 in the table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 71 of such title is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also eligible for veterans’ dis-
ability compensation: concurrent receipt.’’. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS REFLECTING END 
OF CONCURRENT RECEIPT PHASE-IN PERIOD.—Such 
section 1414 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 
(C) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by 
striking paragraphs (3) and (4). 
(c) 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 
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shall apply to payments for months beginning on or after 
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 
eligibility to certain military retirees for concur-
rent receipt of veterans’ disability compensation 
and retired pay or combat-related special com-
pensation, and for other purposes. 
JULY 18, 2023 
Reported from the Committee on Armed Services with an 
amendment 
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 
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