To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, under the same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who die after that date.

February 25, 2003

Mr. HOLDEN (for himself, Mr. EVANS, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. SANDERS, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Ms. NORTON, Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma, Mr. FROST, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. PAUL, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. HEFLEY, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. RANGEL, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, and Mr. MCGOVERN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, under the same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who die after that date.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1318(b)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking `who died after September 30, 1999,'.

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