[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2025 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2025

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility 
                 criteria for special monthly pension.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 6, 2007

 Mr. Akaka (by request) introduced the following bill; which was read 
        twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility 
                 criteria for special monthly pension.

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

SECTION 1. SPECIAL MONTHLY PENSION FOR WARTIME VETERANS 65 YEARS OF AGE 
              AND OLDER.

    (a) Application of 38 U.S.C. 1513 in Determination of Eligibility 
for Pension Under 38 U.S.C. 1521.--
            (1) Section 1513(a) of title 38, United States Code, is 
        amended by adding ``in subsection (a) of section 1521'' 
        immediately following ``(other than the permanent and total 
        disability requirement''.
            (2) Section 1513 of title 38, United States Code, is 
        amended by adding a new subsection (c), which provides the 
        following:
    ``(c) If a veteran is eligible for basic pension under this 
section, an increased pension shall be paid to the veteran if the 
veteran meets the conditions applicable for an increased pension under 
section 1521 of this title. An increased pension shall be paid to the 
veteran at the rate prescribed by subsection (e) of section 1521 of 
this title if the veteran has a permanent and total disability and 
either has additional disability or disabilities independently ratable 
at 60 per centum or more, or by reason of a disability or disabilities 
is permanently housebound but does not qualify for pension at the aid 
and attendance rate.''.
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