[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1247 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1247

Providing for consideration of the bill (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

                             April 30, 2026

     Mr. Takano (for himself and Mr. Ruiz) submitted the following 
        resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Providing for consideration of the bill (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.

    Resolved, That immediately upon adoption of this resolution, the 
House shall proceed to the consideration in the House of the bill (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. All points of order against consideration of the bill are 
waived. The amendment in the nature of a substitute specified in 
section 4 of this resolution shall be considered as adopted. The bill, 
as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against 
provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any 
further amendment thereto, to final passage without intervening motion 
except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided among and controlled by 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed 
Services or their respective designees and the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs or their 
respective designees; and (2) one motion to recommit.
    Sec. 2.  Clause 1(c) of rule XIX and clause 8 of rule XX shall not 
apply to the consideration of H.R. 2102.
    Sec. 3.  The Clerk shall transmit to the Senate a message that the 
House has passed H.R. 2102 no later than three calendar days after 
passage.
    Sec. 4.  The amendment in the nature of a substitute referred to in 
the first section of this resolution is as follows:
     Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:

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 such date.
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