3.0.0 1573 2019-11-15T21:41:12Z 2019-11-15T21:41:12Z House H HR 2005-04-12 109 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2005-04-25T16:04:53Z Referred to 2005-04-12T16:30:20Z 2005-04-25 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2005-04-12 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2005-04-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-04-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 N E000250 Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] LANE EVANS D IL 17 2005-04-12 True B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 2005-04-12 True R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17] TIM RYAN D OH 17 2005-04-12 True S001004 Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6] TED STRICKLAND D OH 6 2005-04-12 True U000039 Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3] TOM UDALL D NM 3 2005-04-12 True B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] CORRINE BROWN D FL 3 2006-06-27 False Armed Forces and National Security Cost of living adjustments Families Labor and Employment Survivors' benefits Veterans' pensions Widowers Widows Women Armed Forces and National Security 00 2005-04-12 Introduced in House 2005-05-06T20:14:45Z Increases by $250 the monthly rate of dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) payable to a surviving spouse: (1) of a member of the Armed Forces who dies while on active duty or as a result of a service-connected disability; and (2) who, at the time of the member's death, has one or more children under 18 years of age.

Repeals a provision that limits the duration of such increase to two years (thereby continuing the payment until all such dependents attain age 18).

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, effective on December 1, 2005, to provide a cost-of-living adjustment to such additional compensation.

]]> To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that the increase of $250 per month in the rate of monthly dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) payable to a surviving spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who dies on active duty or as a result of a service-connected disability shall be paid for so long as there are minor children, rather than only for two years. Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that the increase of $250 per month in the rate of monthly dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) payable to a surviving spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who dies on active duty or as a result of a service-connected disability shall be paid for so long as there are minor children, rather than only for two years. Display Title To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that the increase of $250 per month in the rate of monthly dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) payable to a surviving spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who dies on active duty or as a result of a service-connected disability shall be paid for so long as there are minor children, rather than only for two years. Introduced in House 2005-04-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr1573ih/xml/BILLS-109hr1573ih.xml 2005-04-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.