The special pension rate is measured against a veteran compensation rate
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rate of the special pension payable to Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes, section 3, Sec. 3.
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The special pension rate is measured against a veteran compensation rate
The document says “means”Who acts: Congress, Secretary of Veterans AffairsHow: statuteSec. 3 in the PDF
What the document says
“The rate described in this subparagraph is equal to the amount of monthly compensation paid to a veteran without dependents under subsection (m) of section 1114 of this title, increased to the next intermediate rate under subsection (p) of such section.”
The new subparagraph (B) added at the end of section 1562(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code. It fixes the special pension at the monthly compensation paid to a veteran without dependents under subsection (m) of section 1114 of that title, increased to the next intermediate rate under subsection (p) of that section. Section 1114 is cited, not indexed here.
What the document actually says
“The rate described in this subparagraph is equal to the amount of monthly compensation paid to a veteran without dependents under subsection (m) of section 1114 of this title, increased to the next intermediate rate under subsection (p) of such section.”
That sentence, in plain words
The pay is equal to a sum paid each month to a veteran with no family to keep. Then it moves up one step.
What this is about
The rate comes from section 1114 of title 38. Two parts of it are used. What those parts say is not set out here.
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Medal of Honor Act, Public Law 119-43, sec. 3, 139 Stat. 667 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ43/html/PLAW-119publ43.htm
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“The special pension rate is measured against a veteran compensation rate,” Medal of Honor Act, section 3, Sec. 3. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/medal-honor-act/proposal/sec03-rate-tied-to-veteran-compensation/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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