3.0.0 663 2023-01-11T19:57:40Z 2023-01-11T19:57:40Z Senate S S 2007-02-16 110 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-02-16T22:15:49Z 2007-02-16 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2172-2173) IntroReferral 2007-02-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2172) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2007-03-12 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative procedure Department of Defense Families Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Iraq compilation Labor and Employment Law Military dependents Military pensions Survivors' benefits Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-02-16 Introduced in Senate 2007-03-16T19:54:18Z Expresses the sense of Congress that all members of the Armed Forces should be permitted to select who shall receive the death gratuity (awarded for members who die while on active duty or inactive duty training), and that the Secretaries of Defense and the military departments should take appropriate action to afford members such opportunity, along with appropriate counseling.

Revises the current statutory priority list of designated death gratuity beneficiaries to place first in such list any individual designated by the person (member) in writing.

]]> A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the statutory designation of beneficiaries of the $100,000 death gratuity under section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, and to permit members of the Armed Forces to designate in writing their beneficiaries of choice in the event of their death while serving on active duty. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the statutory designation of beneficiaries of the $100,000 death gratuity under section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, and to permit members of the Armed Forces to designate in writing their beneficiaries of choice in the event of their death while serving on active duty. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the statutory designation of beneficiaries of the $100,000 death gratuity under section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, and to permit members of the Armed Forces to designate in writing their beneficiaries of choice in the event of their death while serving on active duty. Introduced in Senate 2007-02-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s663is/xml/BILLS-110s663is.xml 2007-02-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2172-2173) 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.