3.0.0 735 2022-11-15T16:33:38Z 2022-11-15T16:33:38Z Senate S S 2013-04-16 113 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2013-06-12T13:49:17Z Referred to 2013-04-16T16:39:16Z Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2013 113 944 S 2013-12-09 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 258. Related bill CRS Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014 113 1950 S 2014-02-04 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S736) Related bill CRS Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014 113 1982 S 2014-02-27 Motion by Senator Reid to commit to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment (SA 2767) fell when the bill was committed in Senate. (consideration: CR S1209-1210) Related bill CRS Restoring Veterans Trust Act of 2014 113 2413 S 2014-06-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2013-06-12 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111. Committee 2013-04-16 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2686-2687) IntroReferral 2013-04-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2686) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2013-04-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT N Armed Forces and National Security Asia Child health Conflicts and wars Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Hereditary and development disorders Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Marriage and family status Mental health Military personnel and dependents Neurological disorders Thailand Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-04-16 Introduced in Senate 2014-03-21T20:22:20Z Survivor Benefits Improvement Act of 2013 - Allows dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) paid through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to the surviving spouses of veterans to be increased for months occurring during the five-year (under current law, two-year) period beginning on the date of entitlement.

Provides that the remarriage after age 55 of the surviving spouse of a veteran shall not bar the furnishing of VA DIC, health care, educational assistance, and housing loans.

Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide, to any spina bifida-affected child of a veteran who served on active duty in Thailand beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, and was exposed to a herbicide agent during such service, the same health care, vocational training and rehabilitation, and monetary allowance required to be paid to a similarly-affected child of a Vietnam veteran.

Directs the Secretary to carry out a two-year pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing grief counseling services for the surviving spouses of veterans who die while serving on active duty.

]]> Survivor Benefits Improvement Act of 2013 Display Title Survivor Benefits Improvement Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Survivor Benefits Improvement Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits and assistance provided to surviving spouses of veterans under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2013-04-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s735is/xml/BILLS-113s735is.xml 2013-06-12 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111. 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.