,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bc1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself and ,mr4   
,cotton7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to increase the rate of  
the special pension payable to ,medal of
 ,honor recipients1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,monetary           
,enhancement for ,distinguished ,active 
,legends ,act of #bjbe or the ,,medal   
,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,medal of
 ,honor is the highest and most         
prestigious military decoration of the  
,united ,states4  7#b7 ,to earn the     
,medal of ,honor1 the deed of the person
 ''' must be so outstanding that it     
clearly distinguishes his gallantry     
beyond the call of duty from lesser     
forms of bravery4  7#c7 ,the actions of 

,medal of ,honor recipients inspire     
bravery1 and the willingness to give    
all1 in those who serve in the ,armed   
,forces and those who will serve in the 
future4  7#d7 ,those listed on the      
,medal of ,honor ,roll exemplify the    
best traits of members of the ,armed    
,forces1 a long and proud lineage of    
those who went beyond the call of duty4 
7#e7 ,pursuant to section #aefb of title
 #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 the        
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
pay monthly to each living person whose 
name has been entered on the ,army1     
,navy1 ,air ,force1 and ,coast ,guard   
,medal of ,honor ,roll a special        
pension4  7#f7 ,recipients of the ,medal
 of ,honor have earned a substantial and
 historic increase to such special      
pension in recognition of their         
conspicuous gallantry1 unwavering       
commitment1 and heroic actions above and
 beyond the call of duty4  #c4 ,increase
 in ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
special pension payable to ,medal of    

,honor recipients  7a7 ,increase in     
special pension payable to living ,medal
 of ,honor recipients ,paragraph 7#a7 of
 section #aefb7;a7 of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended by striking  
#a1djf4gc and inserting #h1ccc4cc4  7b7 
,amount of special pension payable to   
surviving spouses ,paragraph 7#b77;,a7  
of such section is amended-- 7#a7 by    
striking special pension under this     
section and inserting monthly2 and  7#b7
 by striking the period and adding at   
the end the following3 a special pension
 under this section at the rate of      
#a1djf4gc1 as adjusted from time to time
 under subsection 7e744