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<dc:title>109 HR 2344 IH: 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.</dc:title>
<dc:publisher>U.S. House of Representatives</dc:publisher>
<dc:date>2005-05-12</dc:date>
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<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
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<congress>109th CONGRESS</congress>
<session>1st Session</session>
<legis-num>H. R. 2344</legis-num> 
<current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber> 
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<action-date date="20050512">May 12, 2005</action-date> 
<action-desc><sponsor name-id="H000712">Mr. Holden</sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="E000250">Mr. Evans</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="E000287">Mr. Emanuel</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="F000238">Mr. Foley</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="D000598">Mrs. Davis of California</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S000033">Mr. Sanders</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="G000551">Mr. Grijalva</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="T000326">Mr. Towns</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="B000490">Mr. Bishop of Georgia</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="O000159">Mr. Owens</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="R000170">Mr. Reyes</cosponsor>, and <cosponsor name-id="M000309">Mrs. McCarthy</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HVR00">Committee on Veterans’ Affairs</committee-name></action-desc>
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<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type> 
<official-title>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.</official-title> 
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<section id="HDB948611F5DE459E8BA8D2030327251C" section-type="undesignated-section" display-inline="yes-display-inline"> <text>That <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1318">section 1318(b)(3)</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>who died after September 30, 1999,</quote></text></section> 
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