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The date in section 5503(d)(7) is moved to January 31, 2033

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 4, Sec. 4. Written by .

The date in section 5503(d)(7) is moved to January 31, 2033

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What the document says

“Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking ``November 30, 2031'' and inserting ``January 31, 2033''.”

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, Sec. 4

Section 4 amends section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, replacing one date with another: November 30, 2031 is struck and January 31, 2033 is inserted. The section's own heading calls this an extension of certain limits on payments of pension. Section 5503 is cited, not indexed here.

What the document actually says

“Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking ``November 30, 2031'' and inserting ``January 31, 2033''.”

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, Sec. 4
That sentence, in plain words

One date in the old law comes out. The new date is January 31, 2033.

What this is about

The old date was November 30, 2031. The rule changed is section 5503 of title 38. What that rule says is not set out here.

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  1. The document itself

    Medal of Honor Act, Public Law 119-43, sec. 4, 139 Stat. 668 (2025).
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ43/html/PLAW-119publ43.htm

  2. This page

    “The date in section 5503(d)(7) is moved to January 31, 2033,” Medal of Honor Act, section 4, Sec. 4. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/medal-honor-act/proposal/sec04-date-extended-to-2033/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).

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