Major Richard Star Act
Bill: H.R.1282 | Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. (R-FL)
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Major Richard Star Act
This bill provides that combat-disabled uniformed services retirees with fewer than 20 years of creditable service may concurrently receive, without reduction, veterans' disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensation.

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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 Eligible 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 retired pay of an eligible 
        combat-related disabled uniformed 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.--
            (1) Section heading.--The heading of section 1414 of such 
        title is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also eligible for 
              veterans' disability compensation: concurrent receipt''.
            (2) Table of sections.--The item relating to such section 
        1414 in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 71 of 
        such title is amended to read as follows:

``1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also eligible for 
                            veterans' disability 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 redesignating 
                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 shall apply to payments for months 
beginning on or after that date.
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