3.0.0 121 2018-02-03T19:09:10Z 2018-02-05T15:29:57Z Senate S S 2005-01-24 109 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-01-24T23:54:41Z 2005-01-24 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S311-313) IntroReferral 2005-01-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S310-311) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-01-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000294 Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] MICHAEL DEWINE R OH N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2005-01-24 True A000121 Sen. Allen, George [R-VA] GEORGE ALLEN R VA F. 2005-01-24 True H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE 2005-01-24 True C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2005-01-24 True J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2005-01-24 True O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2005-01-24 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2005-01-24 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2005-02-02 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2005-03-01 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2005-03-01 False P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2006-07-13 False Armed Forces and National Security East Asia Education Families Health Health insurance continuation Higher education Labor and Employment Managed care Marriage Military dependents Military pensions Philippines Survivors' benefits Veterans' education Veterans' pensions Veterans' rehabilitation War casualties Widowers Widows Women Armed Forces and National Security 00 2005-01-24 Introduced in Senate 2005-02-09T21:07:55Z Increases from $12,000 to $100,000 the death gratuity payable to survivors of members of the Armed Forces who die while on active duty or inactive duty training. Provides an additional gratuity of $25,000 to any child of such member under 18 years old at the time of the member's death, payable when such child attains 21.

Continues TRICARE (a Department of Defense managed health care program) eligibility for the dependents of a member who dies while serving on active duty of more than 30 days for a three-year period after the member's death, with a further conditional extension in the case of a dependent child.

Terminates a 45-month limit on the use of survivors' and dependents' educational assistance.

Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide special restorative training to certain individuals.

Increases the amount of basic educational assistance for veterans' survivors and dependents pursuing certain types of institutional education. Authorizes the provision of tutorial assistance to such individuals without charge to their educational assistance entitlement.

]]> A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve the benefits provided for survivors of deceased members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Popular Titles Military Death Gratuity bill 9 Library of Congress Display Title A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve the benefits provided for survivors of deceased members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve the benefits provided for survivors of deceased members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2005-01-24T05:00:00Z 2005-01-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S311-313) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.