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HR 1573 109th Congress Armed Forces and National Security

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that the increase of $250 per month in the rate of monthly dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) payable to a surviving spouse of a member of…

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that the increase of $250 per month in the rate of monthly dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) payable to a surviving spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who dies on active duty or as a result of a service-connected disability shall be paid for so long as there are minor children, rather than only for two years.

Introduced: April 12, 2005 See on congress.gov
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1573: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that the increase of $250 per month in the rate of monthly dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) payable to a surviving spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who dies on active duty or as a result of a service-connected disability shall be paid for so long as there are minor children, rather than only for two years.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1573/
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"H.R. 1573: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that the increase of $250 per month in the rate of monthly dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) payable to a surviving spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who dies on active duty or as a result of a service-connected disability shall be paid for so long as there are minor children, rather than only for two years.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1573/.
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H.R. 1573, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1573/.
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[H.R. 1573: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that the increase of $250 per month in the rate of monthly dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) payable to a surviving spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who dies on active duty or as a result of a service-connected disability shall be paid for so long as there are minor children, rather than only for two years.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1573/)
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