108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 938
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.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 29, 2003
Mrs. MURRAY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
A BILL
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,
SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION OF SURVIVORS
OF FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR WHO DIE ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 1999.
(a) IN GENERAL- Section 1318(b)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended
by striking `who died after September 30, 1999,'.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- (1) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect
on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to
months beginning on or after that date.
(2) No benefit may be paid by reason of the amendment made by subsection (a)
for any period before the date of the enactment of this Act.
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