Increase in Department of Veterans Affairs special pension payable to Medal of Honor recipients

(a) Increase in special pension payable to living Medal of Honor recipients Paragraph (1) of section 1562(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking $1,406.73 and inserting $8,333.33. (b) Amount of special pension payable to surviving spouses Paragraph (2)(A) of such section is amended— (1) by striking special pension under this section and inserting monthly; and (2) by striking the period and adding at the end the following: a special pension under this section at the rate of $1,406.73, as adjusted from time to time under subsection (e)..