H.R. 1573 · 109th Congress

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that the increase of $250 per month in the rate of monthly dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) payable to a surviving spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who dies on active duty or as a result of a service-connected disability shall be paid for so long as there are minor children, rather than only for two years.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2005-04-12
Latest action
2005-04-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Subjects

Armed forces and national security
Families
Labor and Employment
Women
Cost of living adjustments
Survivors' benefits
Veterans' pensions
Widowers
Widows