[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 292 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 292

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the amount of the 
           military death gratuity from $12,000 to $100,000.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 20, 2005

    Mr. Bachus (for himself, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Tom Davis of 
Virginia, Mr. Young of Florida, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Moran of 
 Kansas, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, 
    Mr. Baca, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
 Tancredo, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Leach, Ms. Lee, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Chandler, 
Mr. Otter, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Olver, Mr. Baker, Mr. Shays, 
 Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
  Filner, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gene 
Green of Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holt, Mrs. 
 Jones of Ohio, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kind, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. 
  McDermott, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Payne, Mr. Scott of 
   Georgia, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Aderholt) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the amount of the 
           military death gratuity from $12,000 to $100,000.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Military Death Benefit Improvement 
Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN DEATH GRATUITY PAYABLE WITH RESPECT TO MEMBERS OF 
              THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Amount of Death Gratuity.--Section 1478(a) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``$12,000'' and inserting 
``$100,000''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after September 11, 2001.
    (c) Funding.--
            (1) Source of funds.--Amounts for the payment during fiscal 
        year 2005 of death gratuities by a Secretary concerned under 
        sections 1475 through 1477 of title 10, United States Code, as 
        amended by subsection (a), shall be derived from amounts 
        available for such fiscal year to that Secretary for operation 
        and maintenance.
            (2) Secretary concerned defined.--In this subsection, the 
        term ``Secretary concerned'' has the meaning given such term in 
        section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code.
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