Honoring Our Fallen Soldiers and Families Act of 2005

Honoring Our Fallen Soldiers and Families Act of 2005 - Increases from $12,000 to $100,000 the death gratuity payable to the survivors of members of the Armed Forces who die: (1) while on active duty or inactive duty training; or (2) within 120 days after discharge or release from such duty or training, if the death resulted from an injury or disease incurred or aggravated during such duty or training.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 42 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 42

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the death gratuity 
 payable with respect to deceased members of the Armed Forces, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 24, 2005

 Mr. Allen (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Nelson 
 of Nebraska, Mrs. Dole, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Vitter) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the death gratuity 
 payable with respect to deceased members of the Armed Forces, and for 
                            other purposes.

    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 ``Honoring Our Fallen Soldiers and 
Families Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN DEATH GRATUITY PAYABLE WITH RESPECT TO DECEASED 
              MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Amount of Death Gratuity.--Section 1478(a) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``$12,000'' in the first sentence 
and inserting ``$100,000''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as of October 1, 2001, and shall apply with respect to 
deaths occurring on or after that date.
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