#aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#fie  ,,an ,,act  ,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$al ( ,honor        
recipi5ts ,section #aefb ( title #ch1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
subsection 7a77#a7--  7,a7 by ins]t+    
7,a7 be=e ,! ,secret>y2  7,b7 by /rik+ !
 rate ( #a1djf4gc & ins]t+ ! rate       
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b72 &  7,c7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3 
7,b7 ,! rate describ$ 9 ?is subp>agraph 
is equal to ! am\nt ( mon?ly comp5sation
 paid to a vet]an )\t dep5d5ts "u       
subsection 7m7 ( section #aaad ( ?is    
title1 increas$ to ! next int]m$iate    
rate "u subsection 7p7 ( su* section4  2
 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 by     
ins]t+ 7#a7 be=e ,effective2  7,b7 by   

ins]t+ 1 subject to p>agraph 7#b71 be=e 
%all2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ 
new p>agraph 7#b73  7#b7 ,! ,secret>y   
%all n1 "u p>agraph 7#a71 increase !    
am\nt ( mon?ly special p5sion payable "u
 subsection 7a7 9 a ye> if su* am\nt 0  
o!rwise increas$ dur+ su* ye>4  4  #d4  
,ext5sion ( c]ta9 limits on paym5ts (   
p5sion ,section #eejc7;d77#g7 ( title   
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
/rik+ ,novemb] #cj1 #bjca & ins]t+      
,janu>y #ca1 #bjcc4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives ,febru>y #bf1           
#bjbe4;,cl]k4