legislation: 99-hr-4965

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99-hr-4965 99 hr 4965 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to standardize the length of marriage criteria for receipt of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans. Armed Forces and National Security 1986-06-10 1986-06-10 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] MS D M000865 0 Amends veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation provisions to eliminate any length-of-marriage requirement necessary in order for the surviving spouse of a veteran (and such veteran's children) to be entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation due to the death of certain veterans with service-connected disabilities. (Currently, a surviving spouse must have been married to such a veteran for not less than two years before becoming eligible for such benefits). 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z  

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