[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5287 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5287

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for forgiveness of 
certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members of 
                   the Armed Forces following death.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2002

 Mr. Jones of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for forgiveness of 
certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members of 
                   the Armed Forces following death.

    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 ``Military Retiree Survivor Comfort 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FORGIVENESS OF CERTAIN OVERPAYMENTS OF RETIRED PAY PAID FOR 
              PERIODS AFTER DEATH OF RETIRED MEMBERS.

    (a) Forgiveness When Payments Deposited to Joint Accounts.--Section 
2771 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection:
    ``(e) The United States shall forgive any overpayment of retired or 
retainer pay arising from payment of such retired or retainer pay for 
any period after the date of the death of the recipient through the 
last day of the month in which such death occurs if such payment is 
electronically deposited in an accredited financial institution to a 
joint account bearing the name of the decedent and another individual 
who is the decedent's designated beneficiary under subsection 
(a)(1).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (e) of section 2771 of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with 
respect to payments made to persons dying on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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