[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 175 Received in Senate (RDS)]

  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 175


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 24, 2007

                                Received

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
      Expressing the sense of Congress that courts with fiduciary 
responsibility for a child of a deceased member of the Armed Forces who 
   receives a death gratuity payment under section 1477 of title 10, 
 United States Code, should take into consideration the expression of 
   clear intent of the member regarding the distribution of funds on 
                          behalf of the child.

Whereas the death gratuity payable under section 1477 of title 10, United States 
        Code, upon the death of a member of the Armed Forces, is intended to 
        provide funds to meet the immediate needs of the survivors of the 
        deceased member;
Whereas such section designates the surviving spouse and any children of a 
        deceased member as the highest

              

 and second highest priority, respectively, to receive the death gratuity 
payment; and

Whereas a member with a child or children, but no spouse, usually designates 
        another individual to be responsible for that child or children and may 
        express a desire that such individual receive the death gratuity payment 
        on behalf of the child or children: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that courts with fiduciary 
responsibility for a child of a deceased member of the Armed Forces who 
receives a death gratuity payment under section 1477 of title 10, 
United States Code, should take into consideration the expression of 
clear intent of the member regarding the distribution of funds on 
behalf of the child.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 23, 2007.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.

                               By Deborah M. Spriggs,

                                                          Deputy Clerk.