A bill to amend section 562 of title 38, United States Code, to authorize the payment of a special pension to the surviving spouses of persons awarded the Medal of Honor, posthumously.

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Introduced

21 March 1980

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Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summary

Authorizes payment of a special pension of $100 a month to the surviving spouse of any person who has served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, and who has been awarded the Medal of Honor, posthumously. Provides for continued payment of such pension until the surviving spouse dies or remarries.

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summary · EN · 21 March 1980
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/senate-bill/2464
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