,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bad  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bc1 #bjbe,mr4 
,cruz 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cotton7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & 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 ! ,monet>y           
,enhancem5t = ,di/+ui%$ ,active ,leg5ds 
,act ( #bjbe or ! ,,m$al ,act ( #bjbe4  
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,! ,m$al ( ,honor is ! highe/ & mo/    
pre/igi\s milit>y decoration ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  7#b7 ,to e>n ! ,m$al ( ,honor1 
! de$ ( ! 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 ,p>agraph 7#a7 ( section      
#aefb7;a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ #a1djf4gc &    
ins]t+ #h1ccc4cc4  7b7 ,am\nt ( special 
p5sion payable to surviv+ sp\ses        
,p>agraph 7#b77;,a7 ( su* section is    

am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ special p5sion "u 
?is section & ins]t+ mon?ly2 &  7#b7 by 
/rik+ ! p]iod & add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 
a special p5sion "u ?is section at !    
rate ( #a1djf4gc1 z adju/$ f "t to "t "u
 subsection 7e744