[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2102 Introduced in House (IH)]
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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.
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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. 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. Velazquez, 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. Barragan, 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. Garcia 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
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A BILL
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.
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. 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:
``Sec. 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:
``1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also eligible for
veterans' disability compensation:
concurrent receipt.''.
(4) Conforming amendment.--Section 1413a(f) of such title
is amended by striking ``Subsection (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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