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. Turner 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. Norcross, 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 Illinois, 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. Velázquez, 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. Landsman, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Harder of California, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, 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. Barragán, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Casten, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Courtney, 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. García 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 determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Major Richard Star Act
.
Sec. 2. Eligibility of disability retirees with combat-related disabilities for concurrent 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: “creditable 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
.
(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 uniformed services who is entitled to retired pay under chapter 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 section 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 concurrent 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 redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and
(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 compensation: 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:
(4) Conforming amendment
Section 1413a(f) of such title is amended by striking Subsection (d)
and inserting Subsection (c)
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(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.