[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[H.R. 5119 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5119

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the pension program 
                 of the Department of Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 6, 2006

   Ms. Berkley (for herself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
Gutierrez, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Strickland, Mrs. Maloney, 
Mr. Chandler, and Mr. Michaud) 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 improve the pension program 
                 of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

    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 ``Veterans' Pension Improvement Act of 
2006''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT TO VETERANS PENSION PROGRAM.

    (a) Veterans Pension.--Section 1521 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``$3,550'' and inserting 
        ``$12,250'';
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``$4,651'' and ``$600'' 
        and inserting ``$16,500'' and ``$2,088'', respectively;
            (3) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$5,680'' and 
                inserting ``$19,322''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$6,781'' and 
                ``$600'' and inserting ``$23,572'' and ``$2,088'', 
                respectively;
            (4) in subsection (e), by striking ``$4,340'', ``$5,441'', 
        and ``$600'' and inserting ``$14,606'', ``$18,856'', and 
        ``$2,088'', respectively;
            (5) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$4,651'' and 
                inserting ``$16,500'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$6,781'' and 
                ``$8,911'' and inserting ``$23,572'' and ``$30,644'', 
                respectively;
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``$5,441'' and 
                ``$6,231'' and inserting ``$18,856'' and ``$21,212'', 
                respectively;
                    (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``$7,571'' and 
                inserting ``$25,928''; and
                    (E) in paragraph (5), by striking ``$600'' and 
                inserting ``$2,088''; and
            (6) in subsection (g), by striking ``$800'' and inserting 
        ``$2,400''.
    (b) Surviving Spouse Pension.--Section 1541 of such title is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``$2,379'' and inserting 
        ``$11,760'';
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``$3,116'' and ``$600'' 
        and inserting ``$15,840'' and ``$2,088'', respectively;
            (3) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$3,806'' and 
                inserting ``$16,006''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$4,543'' and 
                ``$600'' and inserting ``$20,086'' and ``$2,088'', 
                respectively; and
            (4) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``$2,908'', 
        ``$3,645'', and ``$600'' and inserting ``$13,336'', 
        ``$17,416'', and ``$2,088'', respectively.
    (c) Child Pension.--Section 1542 of such title is amended by 
striking ``$600'' both places it appears and inserting ``$2,088''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on December 1, 2006.
    (e) Prevention of Duplicate Increase.--During fiscal year 2007, no 
increase shall be made pursuant to section 5312(a) of title 38, United 
States Code, in any dollar amount specified in section 1521 (other than 
subsection (g)), section 1541, or section 1542 of such title.
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