HR 819 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.
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
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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