Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Honoring Our Nation’s Obligation to Remember Gold Star Families Act or the HONOR Gold Star Families Act.
(a) Increase
Section 1478(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking $100,000 and inserting $200,000.
(b) Applicability
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after January 1, 2026.
(a) Adjustment
Section 1478 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 2 of this Act, is amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:
(1) On January 1 of each year, the amount of the death gratuity payable under subsection (a) shall be increased by the percentage (if any) by which the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the preceding calendar year exceeds such Consumer Price Index for the calendar year before such preceding calendar year, rounded to the nearest $100.
(2) The Secretary of Defense shall annually publish the amount of the death gratuity payable under subsection (a), as adjusted by paragraph (1), in the Federal Register.
(a) Adjustment
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(b) Applicability
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply beginning on January 1, 2027.