According to PlanSponsor.com, "Legislation to protect the survivor benefits of service members killed in action was signed into law by President Bush on June 17, 2008...to ensure that families of National Guard and reserve soldiers killed in action receive the full survivor pension benefits to which they are entitled...The legislation was included in a larger tax bill called the 'Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax,' (HEART) Act...which makes permanent essential tax relief for military families."
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