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A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the statutory designation of beneficiaries of the $100,000 death gratuity under section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, and to permit…

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A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the statutory designation of beneficiaries of the $100,000 death gratuity under section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, and to permit members of the Armed Forces to designate in writing their beneficiaries of choice in the event of their death while serving on active duty.

Introduced: February 16, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Feb 16, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2172-2173)
Feb 16, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2172)
Feb 16, 2007
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that all members of the Armed Forces should be permitted to select who shall receive the death gratuity (awarded for members who die while on active duty or inactive duty training), and that the Secretaries of Defense and the military departments should take appropriate action to afford members such opportunity, along with appropriate counseling.

Revises the current statutory priority list of designated death gratuity beneficiaries to place first in such list any individual designated by the person (member) in writing.

What's happening now February 16, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2172-2173)

 Bill text 1 version

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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 12, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 663: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the statutory designation of beneficiaries of the $100,000 death gratuity under section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, and to permit members of the Armed Forces to designate in writing their beneficiaries of choice in the event of their death while serving on active duty.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-663/
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"S. 663: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the statutory designation of beneficiaries of the $100,000 death gratuity under section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, and to permit members of the Armed Forces to designate in writing their beneficiaries of choice in the event of their death while serving on active duty.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-663/.
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S. 663, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-663/.
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[S. 663: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the statutory designation of beneficiaries of the $100,000 death gratuity under section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, and to permit members of the Armed Forces to designate in writing their beneficiaries of choice in the event of their death while serving on active duty.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-663/)
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