[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
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[S. 616 Engrossed Amendment House (EAH)]

103d CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 616

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                               AMENDMENTS
                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                      November 2, 1993.
      Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 616) entitled ``An 
Act to increase the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity 
compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans'', do pass 
with the following

                              AMENDMENTS:

        Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert:

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

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' 
Compensation Rates Amendments 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 ``$85'' in subsection (a) and inserting 
        in lieu thereof ``$87'';
            (2) by striking out ``$162'' in subsection (b) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$166'';
            (3) by striking out ``$247'' in subsection (c) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$253'';
            (4) by striking out ``$352'' in subsection (d) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$361'';
            (5) by striking out ``$502'' in subsection (e) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$515'';
            (6) by striking out ``$632'' in subsection (f) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$648'';
            (7) by striking out ``$799'' in subsection (g) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$819'';
            (8) by striking out ``$924'' in subsection (h) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$948'';
            (9) by striking out ``$1,040'' in subsection (i) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$1,067'';
            (10) by striking out ``$1,730'' in subsection (j) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$1,774'';
            (11) by striking out ``$2,152'' and ``$3,015'' in 
        subsection (k) and inserting in lieu thereof ``$2,207'' and 
        ``$3,093'', respectively;
            (12) by striking out ``$2,152'' in subsection (l) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$2,207'';
            (13) by striking out ``$2,371'' in subsection (m) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$2,432'';
            (14) by striking out ``$2,698'' in subsection (n) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$2,768'';
            (15) by striking out ``$3,015'' each place it appears in 
        subsections (o) and (p) and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``$3,093'';
            (16) by striking out ``$1,295'' and ``$1,928'' in 
        subsection (r) and inserting in lieu thereof ``$1,328'' and 
        ``$1,978'', respectively; and
            (17) by striking out ``$1,935'' in subsection (s) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$1,985''.

SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPENDENTS.

    Section 1115(1) is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``$103'' in clause (A) and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``$105'';
            (2) by striking out ``$174'' and ``$54'' in clause (B) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$178'' and ``$55'', respectively;
            (3) by striking out ``$71'' and ``$54'' in clause (C) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$72'' and ``$55'', respectively;
            (4) by striking out ``$82'' in clause (D) and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``$84'';
            (5) by striking out ``$191'' in clause (E) and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``$195''; and
            (6) by striking out ``$160'' in clause (F) and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``$164''.

SEC. 4. CLOTHING ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS.

    Section 1162 is amended by striking out $466'' and inserting in 
lieu thereof ``$478''.

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

    Section 1311 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out ``$750'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$769'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking out ``$165'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$169'';
            (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.................       $794  O-3.....................       $897
    E-8.................        838  O-4.....................        948
    E-9.................     \1\875  O-5.....................      1,044
    W-1.................        812  O-6.....................      1,177
    W-2.................        844  O-7.....................      1,271
    W-3.................        869  O-8.....................      1,392
    W-4.................        920  O-9.....................      1,492
    O-1.................        812  O-10....................   \2\1,636
    O-2.................        838  ........................  .........
                                                                        

    ``\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 1302 of 
this title, the surviving spouse's rate shall be $943.
    ``\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  1302 of this title, the surviving spouse's rate 
shall be  $1,753.'';
            (4) in subsection (c), by striking out ``$191'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$195''; and
            (5) in subsection (d), by striking out ``$93'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$95''.

SEC. 6. DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR CHILDREN.

    (a) DIC for Orphan Children.--Section 1313(a) is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``$319'' in clause (1) and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``$327'';
            (2) by striking out ``$460'' in clause (2) and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``$471'';
            (3) by striking out ``$595'' in clause (3) and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``$610''; and
            (4) by striking out ``$595'' and ``$117'' in clause (4) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$610'' and ``$120'', respectively.
    (b) Supplemental DIC for Disabled Adult Children.--Section 1314 is 
amended--
            (1) by striking out ``$191'' in subsection (a) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$195'';
            (2) by striking out ``$319'' in subsection (b) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$327''; and
            (3) by striking out ``$162'' in subsection (c) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$166''.

SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on December 1, 
1993.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act 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.''.

            Attest:






                                                                 Clerk.