H.R. 695 — what changed
Medal of Honor Act
From Introduced in House to Engrossed in House. 1 section amended and 1 added between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.
Sec. 3 Increase in Department of Veterans Affairs special pension payable to Medal of Honor recipients
added Section 1562 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
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Increase in special pension payable to living Medal of Honor recipients— Section 1562(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “$1,406.73” and inserting “$8,333.33”.
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Amount of special pension payable to surviving spouses— Section 1562(a)(2)(A) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—in subsection (a)(1)—
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by inserting “(A)” before “The Secretary”;
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by striking “special pension under this section” “the rate of $1,406.73” and inserting “monthly”; “the rate described in subparagraph (B)”; and
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by striking the period and adding at the end the following: “a special pension under this section at the rate of $1,406.73, as adjusted from time to time under subsection (e).”.following new subparagraph:
added “(B) The rate described in this subparagraph is equal to the amount of monthly compensation paid to a veteran without dependents under subsection (m) of section 1114 of this title, increased to the next intermediate rate under subsection (p) of such section.”
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in subsection (e)—
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by inserting “(1)” before “Effective”;
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by inserting “, subject to paragraph (2),” before “shall”; and
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by adding at the end the following new paragraph (2):
added “(2) The Secretary shall not, under paragraph (1), increase the amount of monthly special pension payable under subsection (a) in a year if such amount was otherwise increased during such year.”
Sec. 4 Extension of certain limits on payments of pension
addedadded Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “November 30, 2031” and inserting “January 31, 2033”.