S.Amdt. 1332

SA 1332. Mr. DeWINE submitted an amendment to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1042, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 160, strike line 1 and all that follows through page 161, line 9, and insert the following:

(1) Amount.--Section 1478(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “$12,000” and inserting “$100,000”.

(2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on October 7, 2001, and shall apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after that date.

(3) No adjustment for increases in basic pay before date of enactment.--No adjustment shall be made under subsection (c) of section 1478 of title 10, United States Code, with respect to the amount in force under subsection (a) of that section, as amended by paragraph (1), for any period before the date of enactment of this Act.

(4) Payment for deaths before date of enactment.--Any additional amount payable as a death gratuity under this subsection for the death of a member of the Armed Forces before the date of enactment of this Act shall be paid to the eligible survivor of the member previously paid a death gratuity under section 1478 of title 10, United States Code, for the death of the member. If payment cannot be made to such survivor, payment of such amount shall be made to living survivor of the member otherwise highest on the list under 1477(a) of title 10, United States Code.