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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 798

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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 3, 1993

Mr. SLATTERY (for himself, Mr. MONTGOMERY, Mr. STUMP, Mr. EDWARDS

of California, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. APPLEGATE, Mr. BURTON

of Indiana, Mr. EVANS, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. ROWLAND, Mr. RIDGE, Mr.

SANGMEISTER, Mr. SPENCE, Ms. LONG, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. EDWARDS of Texas, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. BUYER, Mr. FILNER,

Mr. BACHUS of Alabama, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. LINDER, Mr. QUINN, Mr.

CLYBURN, Mr. KREIDLER, and Ms. BROWN of Florida) introduced the

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

A BILL

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.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNIT2 ED STATES CODE.

3 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the

4 Veterans’ Compensation Rates Codification Act of 1993.

5 (b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly

6 provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal

7 is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of,

8 a section or other provision, the reference shall be consid9 ered to be made to a section or other provision of title

10 38, United States Code.

11 SEC. 2. DISABILITY COMPENSATION.

12 Section 1114 is amended—

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

14 inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$85’’;

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

16 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$162’’;

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

18 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$247’’;

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

20 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$352’’;

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

22 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$502’’;

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

24 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$632’’;

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

26 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$799’’;
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1 (8) by striking out ‘‘$897’’ in subsection (h)

2 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$924’’;

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

4 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$1,040’’;

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

6 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$1,730’’;

7 (11) by striking out ‘‘$2,089’’, ‘‘$68’’, and

8 ‘‘$2,927’’ in subsection (k) and inserting in lieu

9 thereof ‘‘$2,152’’, ‘‘$70’’, and ‘‘$3,015’’, respec10 tively;

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

12 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$2,152’’;

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

14 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$2,371’’;

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

16 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$2,698’’;

17 (15) by striking out ‘‘$2,927’’ each place it ap18 pears in subsections (o) and (p) and inserting in lieu

19 thereof ‘‘$3,015’’;

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

21 subsection (r) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$1,295’’

22 and ‘‘$1,927’’, respectively; and

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

24 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$1,935’’.
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1 SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPENDENTS.

2 Section 1115(1) is amended—

3 (1) by striking out ‘‘$100’’ in clause (A) and

4 inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$103’’;

5 (2) by striking out ‘‘$169’’ and ‘‘$52’’ in clause

6 (B) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$174’’ and ‘‘$54’’,

7 respectively;

8 (3) by striking out ‘‘$69’’ and ‘‘$52’’ in clause

9 (C) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$71’’ and ‘‘$54’’,

10 respectively;

11 (4) by striking out ‘‘$80’’ in clause (D) and in12 serting in lieu thereof ‘‘$82’’;

13 (5) by striking out ‘‘$185’’ in clause (E) and

14 inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$191’’; and

15 (6) by striking out ‘‘$155’’ in clause (F) and

16 inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$160’’.

17 SEC. 4. CLOTHING ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN DISABLED

18 VETERANS.

19 Section 1162 is amended by striking out ‘‘$452’’ and

20 inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$466.’’

21 SEC. 5. DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION

22 FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES.

23 Section 1311 is amended—

24 (1) by striking out the table in subsection (a)

25 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
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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.’’;

1 (2) by striking out ‘‘$71’’ in subsection (b) and

2 inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$73’’;

3 (3) by striking out ‘‘$185’’ in subsection (c)

4 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$191’’; and

5 (4) by striking out ‘‘$90’’ in subsection (d) and

6 inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$93’’.

7 SEC. 6. DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION

8 FOR CHILDREN.

9 (a) DIC FOR ORPHAN CHILDREN.—Section 1313(a)

10 is amended—

11 (1) by striking out ‘‘$310’’ in clause (1) and in12 serting in lieu thereof ‘‘$319’’;

13 (2) by striking out ‘‘$447’’ in clause (2) and in14 serting in lieu thereof ‘‘$460’’;
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1 (3) by striking out ‘‘$578’’ in clause (3) and in2 serting in lieu thereof ‘‘$595’’; and

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

4 clause (4) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$595’’ and

5 ‘‘$117’’, respectively.

6 (b) SUPPLEMENTAL DIC FOR DISABLED ADULT

7 CHILDREN.—Section 1314 is amended—

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

9 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$191’’;

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

11 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$319’’; and

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

13 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$162’’.

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