H. R. 798

One Hundred Third Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE FIRST SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

the fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-three

An Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the rates of disability compensation

for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and

indemnity compensation for survivors of such veterans as such rates took effect

on December 1, 1992.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DISABILITY COMPENSATION.

Section 1114 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by striking out ‘‘$83’’ in subsection (a) and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘$85’’;

(2) by striking out ‘‘$157’’ in subsection (b) and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘$162’’;

(3) by striking out ‘‘$240’’ in subsection (c) and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘$247’’;

(4) by striking out ‘‘$342’’ in subsection (d) and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘$352’’;

(5) by striking out ‘‘$487’’ in subsection (e) and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘$502’’;

(6) by striking out ‘‘$614’’ in subsection (f) and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘$632’’;

(7) by striking out ‘‘$776’’ in subsection (g) and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘$799’’;

(8) by striking out ‘‘$897’’ in subsection (h) and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘$924’’;

(9) by striking out ‘‘$1,010’’ in subsection (i) and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘$1,040’’;

(10) by striking out ‘‘$1,680’’ in subsection (j) and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘$1,730’’;

(11) by striking out ‘‘$2,089’’, ‘‘$68’’, and ‘‘$2,927’’ in subsection (k) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$2,152’’, ‘‘$70’’, and

‘‘$3,015’’, respectively;

(12) by striking out ‘‘$2,089’’ in subsection (l) and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘$2,152’’;

(13) by striking out ‘‘$2,302’’ in subsection (m) and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘$2,371’’;

(14) by striking out ‘‘$2,619’’ in subsection (n) and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘$2,698’’;

(15) by striking out ‘‘$2,927’’ each place it appears in subsections (o) and (p) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$3,015’’;

(16) by striking out ‘‘$1,257’’ and ‘‘$1,872’’ in subsection

(r) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$1,295’’ and ‘‘$1,928’’, respectively; and

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(17) by striking out ‘‘$1,879’’ in subsection (s) and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘$1,935’’.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPENDENTS.

Section 1115(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by striking out ‘‘$100’’ in subparagraph (A) and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘$103’’;

(2) by striking out ‘‘$169’’ and ‘‘$52’’ in subparagraph (B)

and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$174’’ and ‘‘$54’’, respectively;

(3) by striking out ‘‘$69’’ and ‘‘$52’’ in subparagraph (C)

and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$71’’ and ‘‘$54’’, respectively;

(4) by striking out ‘‘$80’’ in subparagraph (D) and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘$82’’;

(5) by striking out ‘‘$185’’ in subparagraph (E) and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘$191’’; and

(6) by striking out ‘‘$155’’ in subparagraph (F) and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘$160’’.

SEC. 3. CLOTHING ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS.

Section 1162 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by

striking out ‘‘$452’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$466’’.

SEC. 4. DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES.

Section 1311 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by striking out the table in subsection (a)(3) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

Monthly Monthly

‘‘Pay grade rate Pay grade rate

E–1 ............................ $634 W–4 .................................. $911

E–2 ............................ 654 O–1 ................................... 803

E–3 ............................ 672 O–2 ................................... 829

E–4 ............................ 714 O–3 ................................... 888

E–5 ............................ 732 O–4 ................................... 939

E–6 ............................ 749 O–5 ................................... 1,035

E–7 ............................ 785 O–6 ................................... 1,168

E–8 ............................ 829 O–7 ................................... 1,262

E–9 ............................ 1 866 O–8 ................................... 1,383

W–1 ........................... 803 O–9 ................................... 1,483

W–2 ........................... 835 O–10 ................................. 2 1,627

W–3 ........................... 860

‘‘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 402 of this title, the surviving spouse’s rate shall be $934.

‘‘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 402 of this title, the surviving spouse’s rate

shall be $1,744.’’;

(2) by striking out ‘‘$185’’ in subsection (c) and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘$191’’; and

(3) by striking out ‘‘$90’’ in subsection (d) and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘$93’’.

SEC. 5. DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR CHILDREN.

(a) DIC FOR ORPHAN CHILDREN.—Section 1313(a) of title 38,

United States Code, is amended—

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(1) by striking out ‘‘$310’’ in paragraph (1) and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘$319’’;

(2) by striking out ‘‘$447’’ in paragraph (2) and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘$460’’;

(3) by striking out ‘‘$578’’ in paragraph (3) and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘$595’’; and

(4) by striking out ‘‘$578’’ and ‘‘$114’’ in paragraph (4)

and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$595’’ and ‘‘$117’’, respectively.

(b) SUPPLEMENTAL DIC FOR DISABLED ADULT CHILDREN.—Section 1314 of such title is amended—

(1) by striking out ‘‘$185’’ in subsection (a) and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘$191’’;

(2) by striking out ‘‘$310’’ in subsection (b) and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘$319’’; and

(3) by striking out ‘‘$157’’ in subsection (c) and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘$162’’.

SEC. 6. TECHNICAL CORRECTION RELATING TO THE FINANCING OF

DISCOUNT POINTS.

Section 3703(c)(4)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended

in the second sentence by striking out ‘‘Discount’’ and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘Except in the case of a loan for the purpose specified

in section 3710(a)(8), 3710(b)(7), or 3712(a)(1)(F) of this title,

discount’’.

SEC. 7. RATE ADJUSTMENTS FOR ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGES.

Section 3707(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended

by striking out ‘‘on the anniversary of the date on which the

loan was closed’’.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.

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