Pentagon Gets Help Restoring Death Benefit as House Acts
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The Pentagon said a foundation has agreed to make payments to survivors of U.S. military personnel, an arrangement disclosed after the House passed a measure to restore the death benefit halted by the federal shutdown.
Minutes after the unanimous House vote, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in a statement that the Fisher House Foundation, a nonprofit that supports military families, has agreed to pay the $100,000 “death gratuity” and will be reimbursed by the Pentagon after the partial shutdown ends.