[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 819 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 819

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of 
   dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former 
 prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, under the 
   same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of dependency and 
indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who 
                          die after that date.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 3, 2009

 Mr. Holden (for himself, Mr. Nye, Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
 Woolsey, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Cole, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Johnson 
  of Georgia, Ms. Norton, and Ms. Bordallo) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of 
   dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former 
 prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, under the 
   same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of dependency and 
indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who 
                          die after that date.

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

SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION TO 
              SURVIVORS OF FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR WHO DIED ON OR 
              BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 1999.

    Section 1318(b)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``who died after September 30, 1999,''.
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