110 HR 6980 EH: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the amount of the Medal of Honor special pension provided under that title by up to $1,000. U.S. House of Representatives 0 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6980 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the amount of the Medal of Honor special pension provided under that title by up to $1,000.

1.

Authority of Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase Medal of Honor special pension

(a)

Authority To increase rate of special pension

Subsection (a) of section 1562 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1)by inserting (1) after (a); and (2)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) (A)Subject to the availability of appropriations for this purpose in advance in an appropriations Act, the Secretary may increase the rate of the special pension otherwise in effect under paragraph (1) by not more than $1,000. (B)The Secretary may not increase the rate of a special pension under subparagraph (A) after the Secretary has expended all the funds specifically provided for such purpose in an appropriations Act. (C)The authority under subparagraph (A) expires on September 30, 2013. . (b)

Conforming amendment

Subsection (f)(1) of such section is amended by striking this section and inserting subsection (a)(1).

Passed the House of Representatives September 24, 2008.Lorraine C. Miller,Clerk.