[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1666 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1666

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that discontinuance 
of veterans' disability compensation upon the death of a veteran shall 
  be effective as of the date of death of the veteran rather than the 
          last day of the month preceding the veteran's death.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 8, 2003

   Mr. Boyd 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 that discontinuance 
of veterans' disability compensation upon the death of a veteran shall 
  be effective as of the date of death of the veteran rather than the 
          last day of the month preceding the veteran's death.

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

SECTION 1. EFFECTIVE DATE OF DISCONTINUANCE OF VETERANS' DISABILITY 
              COMPENSATION.

    (a) Prorating of Benefits for Month of Death.--Section 5112 (b)(1) 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the 
semicolon the following: ``, except that in the case of discontinuation 
of compensation by reason of death of the payee, such effective date 
shall be the day before such death occurs''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment for Commencment of DIC.--Section 
5110(d)(1) of such title is amended by striking ``first day of the 
month in which the death occurred'' and inserting ``date of death''.
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