[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 798 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 798


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               April 28 (legislative day, April 19), 1993

Received, read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
     To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the rates of 
      disability compensation for veterans with service-connected 
disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for 
  survivors of such veterans as such rates took effect on December 1, 
                                 1992.

    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 Rates Codification Act of 1993''.
    (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 ``$83'' in subsection (a) and inserting 
        in lieu thereof ``$85'';
            (2) by striking out ``$157'' in subsection (b) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$162'';
            (3) by striking out ``$240'' in subsection (c) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$247'';
            (4) by striking out ``$342'' in subsection (d) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$352'';
            (5) by striking out ``$487'' in subsection (e) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$502'';
            (6) by striking out ``$614'' in subsection (f) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$632'';
            (7) by striking out ``$776'' in subsection (g) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$799'';
            (8) by striking out ``$897'' in subsection (h) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$924'';
            (9) by striking out ``$1,010'' in subsection (i) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$1,040'';
            (10) by striking out ``$1,680'' in subsection (j) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$1,730'';
            (11) in subsection (k)--
                    (A) by striking out ``$68'' both places it appears 
                and inserting in lieu thereof ``$70''; and
                    (B) by striking out ``$2,089'' and ``$2,927'' and 
                inserting in lieu thereof ``$2,152'' and ``$3,015'', 
                respectively;
            (12) by striking out ``$2,089'' in subsection (l) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$2,152'';
            (13) by striking out ``$2,302'' in subsection (m) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$2,371'';
            (14) by striking out ``$2,619'' in subsection (n) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$2,698'';
            (15) by striking out ``$2,927'' each place it appears in 
        subsections (o) and (p) and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``$3,015'';
            (16) by striking out ``$1,257'' and ``$1,872'' in 
        subsection (r) and inserting in lieu thereof ``$1,295'' and 
        ``$1,928'', respectively; and
            (17) by striking out ``$1,879'' in subsection (s) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$1,935''.

SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPENDENTS.

    Section 1115(1) is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``$100'' in clause (A) and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``$103'';
            (2) by striking out ``$169'' and ``$52'' in clause (B) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$174'' and ``$54'', respectively;
            (3) by striking out ``$69'' and ``$52'' in clause (C) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$71'' and ``$54'', respectively;
            (4) by striking out ``$80'' in clause (D) and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``$82'';
            (5) by striking out ``$185'' in clause (E) and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``$191''; and
            (6) by striking out ``$155'' in clause (F) and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``$160''.

SEC. 4. CLOTHING ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS.

    Section 1162 is amended by striking out ``$452'' and inserting in 
lieu thereof ``$466.''

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

    Section 1311 is amended--
            (1) by striking out the table in subsection (a) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof the following:

      

                            Monthly                              Monthly
``Pay grade                    rate  Pay grade                      rate
    E-1.................       $634  W-4.....................       $911
    E-2.................        654  O-1.....................        803
    E-3.................        672  O-2.....................        829
    E-4.................        714  O-3.....................        888
    E-5.................        732  O-4.....................        939
    E-6.................        749  O-5.....................      1,035
    E-7.................        785  O-6.....................      1,168
    E-8.................        829  O-7.....................      1,262
    E-9.................     \1\866  O-8.....................      1,383
    W-1.................        803  O-9.....................      1,483
    W-2.................        835  O-10....................   \2\1,627
    W-3.................        860                                     
                                                                        
``\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 $934.                
``\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 $1,744.'';                                                   

            (2) by striking out ``$71'' in subsection (b) and inserting 
        in lieu thereof ``$73'';
            (3) by striking out ``$185'' in subsection (c) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$191''; and
            (4) by striking out ``$90'' in subsection (d) and inserting 
        in lieu thereof ``$93''.

SEC. 6. DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR CHILDREN.

    (a) DIC for Orphan Children.--Section 1313(a) is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``$310'' in clause (1) and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``$319'';
            (2) by striking out ``$447'' in clause (2) and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``$460'';
            (3) by striking out ``$578'' in clause (3) and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``$595''; and
            (4) by striking out ``$578'' and ``$114'' in clause (4) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$595'' and ``$117'', respectively.
    (b) Supplemental DIC for Disabled Adult Children.--Section 1314 is 
amended--
            (1) by striking out ``$185'' in subsection (a) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$191'';
            (2) by striking out ``$310'' in subsection (b) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$319''; and
            (3) by striking out ``$157'' in subsection (c) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$162''.

            Passed the House of Representatives April 27, 1993.

            Attest:

                                           DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

                                                                 Clerk.