[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 36 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 36

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of 
   the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55 shall not 
    result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation 
              otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 2003

  Mr. Bilirakis (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Evans) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of 
   the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55 shall not 
    result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation 
              otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.

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

SECTION 1. RETENTION OF DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR 
              SURVIVING SPOUSES REMARRYING AFTER AGE 55.

    (a) Exception to Termination of Benefits Upon Remarriage.--Section 
103(d)(2)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
``1311 or'' after ``under section''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on--
            (1) the first day of the first month that begins after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act; or
            (2) the first day of the fiscal year that begins in the 
        calendar year in which this Act is enacted, if later than the 
        date specified in paragraph (1).
    (c) Retroactive Benefits Prohibited.--No benefit may be paid to any 
person by reason of the amendment made by subsection (a) for any period 
before the effective date specified in subsection (b).
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