I 108th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4870 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 20, 2004 Mr. Green of Wisconsin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the effective date for payment of lump sums to persons awarded the Medal of Honor who are in receipt of special pension pursuant to section 1562 of such title, and for other purposes.

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Effective date for payment of lump sums to persons awarded the Medal of Honor

Section 1562(f) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1)in paragraph (1) by inserting on or after April 27, 1916, after under this section; (2)in paragraph (2) by inserting or (4) after paragraph (1); and (3)by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (3)If a person otherwise eligible for payment under paragraph (1) is deceased, the Secretary shall make the payment to the living person first listed below: (A)The decedent’s spouse. (B)The decedent’s children (in equal shares). (C)The decedent’s dependent parents (in equal shares). (4)If a person is awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously on or after April 27, 1916, the Secretary shall pay, in a lump sum, an amount equal to the total amount of special pension that the person would have received during the period beginning on the first day of the first month beginning after the date of the act for which the person was awarded the Medal of Honor and ending on the last day of the month preceding the month in which the person died to the living person first listed below: (A)The decedent’s spouse. (B)The decedent’s children (in equal shares). (C)The decedent’s dependent parents (in equal shares)..