[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5363 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5363

To provide for the retroactive entitlement of Ed W. Freeman to Medal of 
                         Honor special pension.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 10, 2002

  Mr. Otter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the retroactive entitlement of Ed W. Freeman to Medal of 
                         Honor special pension.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RETROACTIVE MEDAL OF HONOR SPECIAL PENSION FOR ED W. 
              FREEMAN.

    (a) Entitlement.--(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
Ed W. Freeman of Boise, Idaho, shall be entitled to the special pension 
provided for under section 1562 of title 38, United States Code (and 
antecedent provisions of law), for months beginning with November 1965 
and ending with June 2001.
    (2) The entitlement of Ed W. Freeman to special pension under 
paragraph (1) is in addition to the entitlement of Ed W. Freeman to 
special pension for months after June 2001 under law.
    (b) Amount.--The amount of special pension payable under subsection 
(a) for a month beginning before the date of the enactment of this Act 
shall be the amount of special pension provided for by law for that 
month for persons entered and recorded in the Army, Navy, Air Force, 
and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll (or antecedent Medal of Honor Roll 
required by law).
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