,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #higc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bb1        
#bjbb,mr4 ,nehls 7= himself & ,mr4      
,waltz7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to increase ! rate
 ( ! special p5sion payable to ,m$al (  
,honor recipi5ts1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,m$al ( ,honor ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s        
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,m$al (
 ,honor is ! highe/ & mo/ pre/igi\s     
milit>y decoration ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4   
7#b7 ,to e>n ! ,m$al ( ,honor ! de$ ( ! 
p]son ''' mu/ be s out/&+ t x cle>ly    
di/+ui%es 8 gallantry beyond ! call (   
duty f less] =ms ( brav]y4  7#c7 ,!     
actions ( ,m$al ( ,honor recipi5ts      
inspire brav]y1 & ! will+ness to give   
all1 9 ^? :o s]ve 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces & ^?  
:o w s]ve 9 ! future4  7#d7 ,^? li/$ on 
! ,m$al ( ,honor ,roll exemplify ! be/  
traits ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 a long 

& pr\d l9eage ( ^? :o w5t beyond ! call 
( duty4  7#e7 ,pursuant to section #aefb
 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 !    
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all pay  
mon?ly to ea* liv+ p]son ^: "n has be5  
ent]$ on ! ,army1 ,navy1 ,air ,=ce1 &   
,coa/ ,gu>d ,m$al ( ,honor ,roll a      
special p5sion4  7#f7 ,recipi5ts ( !    
,m$al ( ,honor h e>n$ a sub/antial &    
hi/oric increase to su* special p5sion 9
 recognition ( _! conspicu\s gallantry1 
unwav]+ commitm5t1 & h]oic actions above
 & beyond ! call ( duty4  #c4 ,increase 
9 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs special 
p5sion payable to ,m$al ( ,honor        
recipi5ts  7a7 ,increase 9 special      
p5sion payable to liv+ ,m$al ( ,honor   
recipi5ts ,section #aefb7;a77#a7 ( title
 #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by  
/rik+ #a1chh4fh & ins]t+ #h1ccc4cc4  7b7
 ,am\nt ( special p5sion payable to     
surviv+ sp\ses ,section                 
#aefb7;a77#b77;,a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+  
special p5sion "u ?is section & ins]t+  

mon?ly2 &  7#b7 by /rik+ ! p]iod & add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+3 a special p5sion "u  
?is section at ! rate ( #a1dhi4gc1 z    
adju/$ f "t to "t "u subsection 7e744