119th CongressH. R. 2264
Introduced in House
Service-Connected Suicide Compensation Act
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLETrack this section →
This Act may be cited as the Service-Connected Suicide Compensation Act.
SEC. 2. AUTOMATIC DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SURVIVORS OF A VETERAN WITH A SERVICE-CONNECTED MENTAL DISORDER WHO DIES BY SUICIDETrack this section →
Section 1310(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (1) before When; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) The Secretary shall pay dependency and indemnity compensation to the surviving spouse, children, and parents of a veteran who the Secretary determines— (A) has a mental disorder that is a service-connected disability; and (B) dies by suicide..
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