,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ijce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ae1 #bjbd,mr4  
,c>bajal 7= himself & ,mr4 ,waltz7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d titles #aj & #ch1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & ! ,national      
,def5se ,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal    
,ye> #bjad1 to exp& eligibility = c]ta9 
b5efits t arise f ! dea? ( a memb] ( !  
,arm$ ,=ces1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,rotc & ,,dep ,b5efits ,improvem5t     
,act4  #b4 ,expansion ( eligibility =   
c]ta9 b5efits t arise f ! dea? ( a memb]
 ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces  7a7 ,dea? gratuity    
,section #adge7;a77#d7 ( title #aj1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ =
 a p]iod ( m ?an #ac days4  7b7         

,recov]y1 c>e1 & disposition ( rema9s   
,section #adha7;a7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#aa7 ,any p]son
 n o!rwise cov]$ by ?is section ^: dea? 
entitles a survivor ( su* p]son to a    
dea? gratuity "u section #adge ( ?is    
title4  4  7c7 ,s]vicememb]s' ,gr\p     
,life ,insurance ,section #aife ( title 
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$1 9   
p>agraph 7#e7-- 7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,c71
 by /rik+ 2 & & ins]t+ a semicolon2     
7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,d71 by /rik+ field 
tra9+ or practice cruises & ins]t+      
advanc$ tra9+ 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9     
section #baja ( title #aj72  7#c7 by    
r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,d71 z am5d$1 z 
subp>agraph 7,e72 &  7#d7 by ins]t+1    
aft] subp>agraph 7,c71 ! foll[+ new     
subp>agraph 7,d73  7,d7 a ,res]ve-- 7i7 
n o!rwise describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph2  7ii7
 enli/$ "u section #eac ( title #aj2 &  
7iii7 )\t reg>d to duty /atus2 &  4  7d7
 ,assi/ance f a casualty assi/ance (fic]
 ,section #fcc ( ! ,national ,def5se    

,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjad 
7,public ,law #aac-ff2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4    
#adge note7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection
 7a7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7-- 7i7 9     
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ 2 & & ins]t+ 
a semicolon2  7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71  
by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 
&  7iii7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new  
subp>agraph3  7,c7 an individual n      
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 :o  
is entitl$ to a dea? gratuity "u section
 #adge ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4
  2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by    
/rik+ sp\ses & dep5d5ts ea* place x     
appe>s & ins]t+ survivors2 &  7ii7 9    
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ sp\ses & o!r 
dep5d5ts ( deceas$ memb]s & ins]t+ su*  
survivors2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7b77#b71
 by /rik+ ! sp\se & o!r dep5d5ts ( a    
deceas$ memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & ins]t+  
su* a survivor4  7e7 ,effective date ,! 
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all apply 
to a dea? t occurs on or aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act4