HR 5734 · 97th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to allow survivors of veterans who are under 18 years of age to retain eligibility for certain dependency and indemnity payments.
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(1982-03-04)
Plain Language Summary
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Denies entitlement to dependency and indemnity payments to the children over 18 (unless disabled) of not fully insured veterans whose deaths occurred in-service or were service-related. Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to make a lump sum payment to an eligible survivor for retroactive benefits after August 1981.…
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Cosponsors (3)
2 Democrats1 Republican