[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2380 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2380

    To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize additional 
compensation to be paid to certain veterans in receipt of compensation 
 for a service-connected disability rated totally disabling for whom a 
   family member dependent on the veteran for support provides care.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 5, 2003

  Mr. Peterson of Minnesota 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 authorize additional 
compensation to be paid to certain veterans in receipt of compensation 
 for a service-connected disability rated totally disabling for whom a 
   family member dependent on the veteran for support provides care.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Disabled Veterans' Caregiver 
Compensation Act''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DISABLED VETERANS IN NEED OF 
              REGULAR AID AND ATTENDANCE WHO HAVE DEPENDENT FAMILY 
              MEMBER CAREGIVERS.

    Section 1115 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) If and while rated totally disabled and in need of 
        regular aid and attendance and while unpaid aid and attendance 
        is provided by an adult family member who is dependent upon 
        such veteran for support, $234.''.
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