To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase to $2,000 the amount of the Medal of Honor special pension under that title and to provide for payment of that pension to the surviving spouse of a deceased Medal of Honor recipient.

Increases from $1,000 to $2,000 the monthly special pension paid to Medal of Honor recipients.

Provides for payment of such pension to the surviving spouse of a deceased recipient as long as the surviving spouse was married to the recipient: (1) for one year or more; or (2) for any period of time if a child was born of the marriage or was born to them before the marriage.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[H.R. 5669 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5669

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase to $2,000 the amount 
 of the Medal of Honor special pension under that title and to provide 
for payment of that pension to the surviving spouse of a deceased Medal 
                          of Honor recipient.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 22, 2006

 Mr. Brown of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Weldon of 
Pennsylvania, and Mr. Miller of Florida) 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 increase to $2,000 the amount 
 of the Medal of Honor special pension under that title and to provide 
for payment of that pension to the surviving spouse of a deceased Medal 
                          of Honor recipient.

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

SECTION 1. MEDAL OF HONOR SPECIAL PENSION.

    (a) Increase in Rate of Special Pension.--Subsection (a) of section 
1562 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking ``$1,000'' 
and inserting ``$2,000''.
    (b) Special Pension for Surviving Spouses.--
            (1) Surviving spouse benefit.--Such subsection is further 
        amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
    ``(2) The Secretary shall pay special pension under this section to 
the surviving spouse of a person who was awarded a Medal of Honor as 
described in section 1560(b) of this title. However, no special pension 
shall be paid to a surviving spouse of a person under this section 
unless such surviving spouse was married to such person--
            ``(A) for one year or more; or
            ``(B) for any period of time if a child was born of the 
        marriage, or was born to them before the marriage.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Subsection (d) of such section is amended by 
                inserting ``or married to more than one person who has 
                been awarded the Medal of Honor,'' after ``Honor,''.
                    (B) Subsection (f)(1) of such section is amended by 
                striking ``this section'' and inserting ``subsection 
                (a)(1)''.
                    (C) Section 103(d)(5) of such title is amended by 
                adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(E) Section 1562(a)(2), relating to Medal of Honor 
        special pension.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to payment of pension under section 1562 of title 
38, United States Code, for months beginning after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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