Major Richard Star Act
Sponsored By: Representative Bilirakis
In Committee
Summary
Establishes concurrent receipt for retirees with combat-related disabilities. This bill would let eligible retirees receive both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation for the same months without the offset rules that currently reduce payments.
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- Families of disabled retirees: Veterans with combat-related disabilities would receive both retired pay and VA disability compensation for the same months, increasing their monthly household income.
- Defense and VA payment rules: The bill would amend 10 U.S.C. 1413a and 10 U.S.C. 1414 to exempt retired pay from reductions under 38 U.S.C. 5304 and 5305 and add a clear monthly no-offset rule.
- Implementation and technical changes: It renames and updates chapter sections, adjusts cross-references, and applies to payments beginning the first month after enactment.
Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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No offset for combat-injured retirees
If enacted, combat-injured medical retirees could get both checks in full. If you get military disability retired pay under Chapter 61 and VA compensation for a combat-related disability, you would be paid both for the same month with no offset. The bill would also end the old phase-in rules so the full amount would be paid sooner. It would align combat-related special compensation with this no‑offset rule. These changes would start the first day of the first month after the bill becomes law.
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Bilirakis
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Webster (FL)
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Ramirez
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Owens
UT • R
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Khanna
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Tenney
NY • R
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Keating
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Boyle (PA)
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Feenstra
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Torres (NY)
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Miller (OH)
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Standardize prior authorization in Medicare Advantage plans to make approvals faster and more transparent for beneficiaries and providers. The bill would require plans that use prior authorization to adopt a secure electronic PA program, publish plan-level PA data, and follow federal timeframes and enrollee protections.
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