 KB supports the correct and injustice that has taken place for combat-injured veterans that didn't have the ability to complete 20 or more years of active military service and receive their full retired pay along with their earned VA compensation. This legislation would correct this injustice. This bill is named after Major Richard Starr, who was a United States Army combat engineer who led route clearance and route construction missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. This act would support more than 50,000 combat-injured veterans by allowing them the ability to receive their earned pay from the military and their VA compensation. Currently, this group of veterans has their retired pay reduced dollar-for-dollar because of their disability compensation. Congress has recognized this injustice and partially fixed it by way of the fiscal year 2004 National Defense Authorization Act. Veterans that have completed 20 years of active service and have a disability rating of 50% or greater can receive their full retired pay and their VA compensation. DAV has been active with other veteran service organizations in advocating to correct this injustice. With the passage of this legislation, it would bring much needed support to combat-injured veterans who may be in challenging situations financially due to their injuries. On behalf of its more than 1 million members, DAV would like to thank Senators Tester and Crapo for introducing this legislation that would correct an injustice for combat-injured veterans and allow them to receive both their military retired pay and their VA compensation benefits. To see this and other DAV-supported legislation, please go to davcan.org. DAVCAN.org. Thank you and join DAV in supporting the Major Richard Starr Act.