A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to rename the death gratuity payable for deaths of members of the Armed Forces as fallen hero compensation, and for other purposes.

Renames the death gratuity, payable to survivors of members of the Armed Forces killed while serving on active duty or inactive duty training, as fallen hero compensation.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 523 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 523

  To amend title 10, United States Code, to rename the death gratuity 
   payable for deaths of members of the Armed Forces as fallen hero 
                 compensation, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 3, 2005

  Mr. Salazar introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 10, United States Code, to rename the death gratuity 
   payable for deaths of members of the Armed Forces as fallen hero 
                 compensation, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RENAMING OF DEATH GRATUITY PAYABLE FOR DEATHS OF MEMBERS OF 
              THE ARMED FORCES AS FALLEN HERO COMPENSATION.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended as follows:
            (1) In section 1475(a), by striking ``have a death gratuity 
        paid'' and inserting ``have fallen hero compensation paid''.
            (2) In section 1476(a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``a death 
                gratuity'' and inserting ``fallen hero compensation''; 
                and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``A death 
                gratuity'' and inserting ``Fallen hero compensation''.
            (3) In section 1477(a), by striking ``A death gratuity'' 
        and inserting ``Fallen hero compensation''.
            (4) In section 1478(a), by striking ``The death gratuity'' 
        and inserting ``The amount of fallen hero compensation''.
            (5) In section 1479(1), by striking ``the death gratuity'' 
        and inserting ``fallen hero compensation''.
            (6) In section 1489--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``a gratuity'' 
                in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting 
                ``fallen hero compensation''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``or other 
                assistance'' after ``lesser death gratuity''.
    (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) Such subchapter is further amended by 
striking ``Death gratuity:'' each place it appears in the heading of 
sections 1475 through 1480 and 1489 and inserting ``Fallen hero 
compensation:''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is 
amended by striking ``Death gratuity:'' in the items relating to 
sections 1474 through 1480 and 1489 and inserting ``Fallen hero 
compensation:''.
    (c) General References.--Any reference to a death gratuity payable 
under subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 10, United States Code, in 
any law, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States shall be deemed to be a reference to fallen hero compensation 
payable under such subchapter, as amended by this section.
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