Pub. L. 110-28, tit. III, ch. 3, sec. 3306

Sec. 3306. Section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1) in subsection (a), by striking “A death gratuity” and inserting “Subject to subsection (d), a death gratuity”;(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e) and, in such subsection, by striking “If an eligible survivor dies before he” and inserting “If a person entitled to all or a portion 121 STAT. 137 of a death gratuity under subsection (a) or (d) dies before the person”; and(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d):“(d) During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this subsection and ending on September 30, 2007, a person covered by section 1475 or 1476 of this title may designate another person to receive not more than 50 percent of the amount payable under section 1478 of this title. The designation shall indicate the percentage of the amount, to be specified only in 10 percent increments up to the maximum of 50 percent, that the designated person may receive. The balance of the amount of the death gratuity shall be paid to or for the living survivors of the person concerned in accordance with paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a).”.