I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5995 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility to certain 
military retirees for concurrent receipt of veterans’ disability compensa-
tion and retired pay or combat-related special compensation, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2020 
Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. RUIZ) 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 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. 
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. EXPANSIONS OF ELIGIBILITY TO CERTAIN MILI-
TARY RETIREES FOR CONCURRENT RECEIPT 
OF VETERANS’ DISABILITY COMPENSATION 
AND RETIRED PAY OR COMBAT-RELATED 
SPECIAL COMPENSATION. 
(a) INCLUSION OF CHAPTER 61 DISABILITY RETIR-
EES WITH FEWER THAN 20 YEARS OF SERVICE WHO 
ARE ELIGIBLE FOR COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL COM-
PENSATION.—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 cred-
itable service, is not subject to reduction under sec-
tions 5304 and 5305 of title 38.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of section 
1414 of such title is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘§ 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 be-
ginning 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 
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Act and shall apply to payments for months beginning on 
or after that date. 
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