[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 95 (Monday, June 15, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4167-S4168]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2045. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Graham) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to 
the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:


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       At the end of subtitle G of title X, add following:

     SEC. 1085. INCREASE IN SPECIAL PENSION FOR MEDAL OF HONOR 
                   RECIPIENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1562(a) of title 38, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``$1,000'' and inserting 
     ``$3,000''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
     take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Delay of annual cost of living adjustment.--The 
     Secretary shall not make an increase pursuant to subsection 
     (e) of section 1562 of such title effective December 1, 2015, 
     if the amendment made by subsection (a) takes effect before 
     such date.
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