[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 447 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 447

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 2005

     Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina) 
 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 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 ``Honoring Our Fallen Soldiers and 
Families 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 October 1, 2001.
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