A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for a five-year extension of the payment of the special survivor indemnity allowance under the Survivor Benefit Plan.

Bill: 115-s-1411
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Introduced: 2017-06-22
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Marriage and family status

Military personnel and dependents

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2017-06-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-06-22
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill extends through FY2023 the special survivor indemnity allowance for a surviving or former spouse of a deceased member of the Armed Forces whose annuity under the survivor benefit program is offset by the amount of dependency and indemnity compensation received from the Department of Veterans Affairs.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1411 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 22, 2017 Mr. Nelson introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for a five-year extension of the payment of the special survivor indemnity allowance under the Survivor Benefit Plan.

1. Five-year extension of payment of special survivor indemnity allowance under Survivor Benefit Plan Section 1450(m) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(I), by striking and 2018 and inserting through 2023 ; and (2) in paragraph (6)— (A) by striking May 31, 2018 and inserting September 30, 2023 ; and (B) by striking June 1, 2018 each place it appears and inserting October 1, 2023 .