To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran after age 55 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation.

Provides that the remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran after age 55 shall not bar the payment of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation to which such spouse was previously entitled.

[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[H.R. 1108 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1108

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of 
  the surviving spouse of a veteran after age 55 shall not result in 
         termination of dependency and indemnity compensation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 20, 2001

Mr. Bilirakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of 
  the surviving spouse of a veteran after age 55 shall not result in 
         termination of dependency and indemnity compensation.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RETENTION OF DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR 
              SURVIVING SPOUSES REMARRYING AFTER AGE 55.

    (a) Exception to Termination of Benefits Upon Remarriage.--Section 
103(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph:
    ``(6) The remarriage after age 55 of the surviving spouse of a 
veteran shall not bar payment of benefits under section 1311 of this 
title.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (4) of such section is amended 
by striking ``this subsection'' and inserting ``paragraph (2) or (3)''.
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