[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4088 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4088

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a cost-of-living 
 adjustment in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with 
    service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
         indemnity compensation for survivors of such veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 17, 1994

 Mr. Slattery 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 provide a cost-of-living 
 adjustment in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with 
    service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
         indemnity compensation for survivors of such veterans.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' 
Compensation Rate Amendments of 1994''.
    (b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever 
in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference 
shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 
38, United States Code.

SEC. 2. DISABILITY COMPENSATION.

    Section 1114 is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``$87'' in subsection (a) and inserting 
        in lieu thereof ``$89'';
            (2) by striking out ``$166'' in subsection (b) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$170'';
            (3) by striking out ``$253'' in subsection (c) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$260'';
            (4) by striking out ``$361'' in subsection (d) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$371'';
            (5) by striking out ``$515'' in subsection (e) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$530'';
            (6) by striking out ``$648'' in subsection (f) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$667'';
            (7) by striking out ``$819'' in subsection (g) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$843'';
            (8) by striking out ``$948'' in subsection (h) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$976'';
            (9) by striking out ``$1,067'' in subsection (i) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$1,099'';
            (10) by striking out ``$1,774'' in subsection (j) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$1,827'';
            (11) by striking out ``$2,207'' and ``$3,095'' in 
        subsection (k) and inserting in lieu thereof ``$2,273'' and 
        ``$3,187'', respectively;
            (12) by striking out ``$2,207'' in subsection (l) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$2,273'';
            (13) by striking out ``$2,432'' in subsection (m) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$2,504'';
            (14) by striking out ``$2,768'' in subsection (n) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$2,851'';
            (15) by striking out ``$3,093'' each place it appears in 
        subsections (o) and (p) and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``$3,185'';
            (16) by striking out ``$1,328'' and ``$1,978'' in 
        subsection (r) and inserting in lieu thereof ``$1,367'' and 
        ``$2,037'', respectively; and
            (17) by striking out ``$1,985'' in subsection (s) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$2,044''.

SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPENDENTS.

    Section 1115(1) is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``$105'' in subparagraph (A) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$108'';
            (2) by striking out ``$178'' and ``$55'' in subparagraph 
        (B) and inserting in lieu thereof ``$183'' and ``$56'', 
        respectively;
            (3) by striking out ``$72'' and ``$55'' in subparagraph (C) 
        and inserting in lieu thereof ``$74'' and ``$56'', 
        respectively;
            (4) by striking out ``$84'' in subparagraph (D) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$86'';
            (5) by striking out ``$195'' in subparagraph (E) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$200''; and
            (6) by striking out ``$164'' in subparagraph (F) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$168''.

SEC. 4. CLOTHING ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS.

    Section 1162 is amended by striking out ``$478'' and inserting in 
lieu thereof ``$492''.

SEC. 5. DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES.

    Section 1311 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out ``$769'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$792'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking out ``$169'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$174'';
            (3) in subsection (a)(3), by striking out the table therein 
        and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

      

                            Monthly                              Monthly
``Pay grade                    rate  Pay grade                      rate
    E-7.................       $805  O-3.....................       $908
    E-8.................        849  O-4.....................        959
    E-9.................     \1\886  O-5.....................      1,055
    W-1.................        823  O-6.....................      1,188
    W-2.................        855  O-7.....................      1,282
    W-3.................        880  O-8.....................      1,403
    W-4.................        931  O-9.....................      1,503
    O-1.................        823  O-10....................   \2\1,647
    O-2.................        849                                     
                                                                        
``\1\If the veteran served as sergeant major of the Army, senior        
  enlisted advisor of the Navy, chief master sergeant of the Air Force, 
  sergeant major of the Marine Corps, or master chief petty officer of  
  the Coast Guard, at the applicable time designated by section 402 of  
  this title, the surviving spouse's rate shall be $954.                
``\2\If the veteran served as Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Joint    
  Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval           
  Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Commandant of the Marine 
  Corps, or Commandant of the Coast Guard, at the applicable time       
  designated by section 402 of this title, the surviving spouse's rate  
  shall be $1,764.'';                                                   

            (4) in subsection (c), by striking out ``$195'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$200''; and
            (5) in subsection (d), by striking out ``$95'' in 
        subsection (c) and inserting in lieu thereof ``$97''.

SEC. 6. DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR CHILDREN.

    (a) DIC for Orphan Children.--Section 1313(a) is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``$327'' in paragraph (1) and inserting 
        in lieu thereof ``$336'';
            (2) by striking out ``$471'' in paragraph (2) and inserting 
        in lieu thereof ``$485'';
            (3) by striking out ``$610'' in paragraph (3) and inserting 
        in lieu thereof ``$628''; and
            (4) by striking out ``$610'' and ``$120'' in paragraph (4) 
        and inserting in lieu thereof ``$628'' and ``$123'', 
        respectively.
    (b) Supplemental DIC for Disabled Adult Children.--Section 1314 is 
amended--
            (1) by striking out ``$195'' in subsection (a) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$200'';
            (2) by striking out ``$327'' in subsection (b) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$336''; and
            (3) by striking out ``$166'' in subsection (c) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$170''.

SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on December 1, 
1994.

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