A RESOLUTION recognizing the filing of the Major Richard Star Act, a bill exploring an opportunity for veterans with disabilities to receive their full United States Department of Defense retirement pay and United States Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation without offset.

This Kentucky Senate resolution recognizes that the Major Richard Star Act has been filed in the United States Congress. That federal bill would explore allowing veterans with disabilities to receive their full military retirement pay and their full VA disability compensation at the same time, without one reducing the other. The Kentucky resolution is a symbolic show of support for that federal effort and does not change any state law on its own. Who it may affect: veterans with disabilities who receive both military retirement pay and VA disability compensation.

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