Following in his father's footsteps, Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) has reintroduced concurrent receipt legislation in the new 110th congress which is well-known to the disabled military community.

H.R. 303 called the Retired Pay Restoration Act would eliminate the 10-year phase-in period for retirees with a disability rating of 50% - 90% and extends concurrent retirement and disability payments' (CRDP) eligibility to retirees rated less than 50%.

H.R. 89 would extend eligibility for combat-related special compensation (CRSC) to chapter 61 (disability) retirees with fewer than 20 years of service.

His father Michael Bilirakis retired after 24 years in Congress, having succeeded in breaking the federal government's long-standing opposition to paying full military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation for the same period of service

Meanwhile, Rep. Jim Marshall has introduced H.R. 333, a proposal called the "Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act," which is the most comprehensive concurrent receipt legislation ever introduced.

Marshall's all-encompassing bill includes the elements of H.R. 303 and H.R. 89, and would also open CRDP to chapter 61 retirees with less than 20 years of service.

In essence, H.R. 333 would vest service-earned retired pay at 2.5% times years of service times base pay - exempting that amount of retired pay from any offset by VA disability compensation. This formula is the same formula that is now used for chapter 61 retirees with over 20 years of service.