Benjamin Moore Surviving Military Spouses' and Children's Equitable Relief Act

Benjamin Moore Surviving Military Spouses' and Children's Equitable Relief Act - Provides for the payment of a Survivor Benefit Plan annuity to the dependent children, instead of the surviving spouse, of a member of the Armed Forces who dies after October 7, 2001 (currently, November 23, 2003).

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5391 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5391

   To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide eligibility for 
certain additional dependent children for annuities under the military 
                         Survivor Benefit Plan.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 16, 2006

   Mr. Chabot (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, and Mr. Wolf) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide eligibility for 
certain additional dependent children for annuities under the military 
                         Survivor Benefit Plan.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Benjamin Moore Surviving Military 
Spouses' and Children's Equitable Relief Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN ADDITIONAL DEPENDENT CHILDREN FOR 
              ANNUITIES UNDER MILITARY SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN.

    (a) Equity for All Deaths From Beginning of Operation Enduring 
Freedom.--Paragraph (2)(B) of section 1448(d) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``who dies after November 23, 
2003'' and inserting ``who dies after October 7, 2001''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Any annuity payable to a dependent child under 
subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code, by reason 
of the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to 
payments only for months beginning on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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