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110th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1480
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 24, 2007
Mrs. Clinton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the
payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents (known as Gold
Star parents
) of members of the Armed Forces who die during a period of
war.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Gold Star Parents Annuity Act of
2007
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Special pension for Gold Star parents
Special Pension
In general
Chapter 15 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter:
Special pension for Gold Star parents
Gold Star parents
The Secretary shall pay monthly to each person who has received a gold star lapel button under section 1126 of title 10 as a parent of a person who died in a manner described in subsection (a) of that section a special pension in an amount determined under subsection (b).
The amount of special pension payable under this section with respect to the death of any person shall be $125 per month. In any case in which there is more than one parent eligible for special pension under this section with respect to the death of a person, the Secretary shall divide the payment equally among those eligible parents.
The receipt of special pension under this section shall not deprive any person of any other pension or other benefit, right, or privilege to which such person is or may hereafter be entitled under any existing or subsequent law. Special pension under this section shall be paid in addition to all other payments under laws of the United States.
Special pension under this section shall not be subject to any attachment, execution, levy, tax lien, or detention under any process whatsoever.
For purposes of this section, the term parent has the meaning provided in section 1126(d)(2) of title 10.
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Clerical amendment
The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 15 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
SUBCHAPTER V—SPECIAL PENSION FOR GOLD STAR PARENTS
1571. Gold Star parents.
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Effective Date
Section 1571 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on October 1, 2007.