[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2998 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2998

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the limitation on 
the maximum amount of the estate of certain veterans without dependents 
 who are receiving hospital treatment or institutional or domiciliary 
 care from the United States before disability compensation, pension, 
               and certain other benefits are suspended.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 6, 1993

  Mr. Slattery (by request) introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the limitation on 
the maximum amount of the estate of certain veterans without dependents 
 who are receiving hospital treatment or institutional or domiciliary 
 care from the United States before disability compensation, pension, 
               and certain other benefits are suspended.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INCREASE IN ESTATE SIZE LIMITATION FOR CERTAIN VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 5503(b)(1)(A) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by striking out ``$1,500'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``$5,000''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 1993.

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