[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5441 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5441

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend the special survivor 
indemnity allowance to survivors of certain members of the Armed Forces 
                        who die on active duty.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 14, 2008

 Mr. Jones of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Ms. 
 Loretta Sanchez of California, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Ms. Shea-Porter, 
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 extend the special survivor 
indemnity allowance to survivors of certain members of the Armed Forces 
                        who die on active duty.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION TO SURVIVORS OF CERTAIN MEMBERS WHO DIE ON ACTIVE 
              DUTY OF SPECIAL SURVIVOR INDEMNITY ALLOWANCE FOR PERSONS 
              AFFECTED BY REQUIRED SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN ANNUITY OFFSET 
              FOR DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION.

    (a) Extension.--Subsection (m) of section 1450 of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by section 644 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 
158), is amended in paragraph (1)(B) by striking ``section 1448(a)(1) 
of this title'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(1) of section 1448 of 
this title or by reason of coverage under subsection (d) of such 
section''.
    (b) Application of Amendment.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall apply with respect to the month beginning on October 1, 2008, and 
subsequent months as provided by paragraph (6) of subsection (m) of 
section 1450 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 644 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008.
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