[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 938 Introduced in Senate (IS)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 938

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of 
   dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former 
 prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, under the 
   same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of dependency and 
indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who 
                          die after that date.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 29, 2003

 Mrs. Murray introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
        referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of 
   dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former 
 prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, under the 
   same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of dependency and 
indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who 
                          die after that date.

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

SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION OF 
              SURVIVORS OF FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR WHO DIE ON OR BEFORE 
              SEPTEMBER 30, 1999.

    (a) In General.--Section 1318(b)(3) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``who died after September 30, 1999,''.
    (b) Effective Date.--(1) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply 
with respect to months beginning on or after that date.
    (2) No benefit may be paid by reason of the amendment made by 
subsection (a) for any period before the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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