[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 832 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 832

  To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase to $100,000 the 
 amount payable under the Department of Defense death gratuity program 
and to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase to $400,000 the 
    maximum coverage under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance 
                                program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 15, 2005

  Ms. Waters introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
 Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase to $100,000 the 
 amount payable under the Department of Defense death gratuity program 
and to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase to $400,000 the 
    maximum coverage under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance 
                                program.

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

SECTION 1. INCREASE IN MILITARY DEATH GRATUITY.

    (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 August 1, 1990.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM COVERAGE UNDER SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE 
              INSURANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Insurance Coverage.--Paragraph (3)(A)(i) of section 1967(a) of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking ``$250,000'' and 
inserting ``$400,000''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1967(d) of such title is amended 
by striking ``of $250,000'' and inserting ``provided for a member under 
subparagraph (A)(i) of subsection (a)(3)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the first day of the first month that begins more than 
120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (d) Retroactive Applicability of Increase in Maximum SGLI Benefit 
for Members Dying in Performance of Duty on or After August 1, 1990.--
Notwithstanding subsection (c), the amendment made by subsection (a) to 
section 1967(a)(3)(A)(i) of title 38, United States Code, shall take 
effect as of August 1, 1990, with respect to any member of the 
uniformed services who died in the performance of duty (as determined 
by the Secretary concerned) during the period beginning on August 1, 
1990, and ending at the date specified in subsection (c) and who on the 
date of death was insured under the Servicemembers' Group Life 
Insurance program under subchapter III of chapter 19 of title 38, 
United States Code, for the maximum coverage available under that 
program on that date.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' 
        has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38, 
        United States Code.
            (2) Uniformed services.--The term ``uniformed services'' 
        has the meaning given that term in section 1965(6) of title 38, 
        United States Code.
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