In the Senate of the United States,
July 28 (legislative day, June 30), 1993.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 798) entitled ‘‘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’’, do
pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. DISABILITY COMPENSATION.
Section 1114 of title 38, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
(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’’;
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(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 there-
of ‘‘$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’’;
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(15) by striking out ‘‘$2,927’’ each place it ap-
pears 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
(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 sub-
paragraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$174’’
and ‘‘$54’’, respectively;
(3) by striking out ‘‘$69’’ and ‘‘$52’’ in subpara-
graph (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’’.
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SEC. 3. CLOTHING ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN DISABLED
VETERANS.
Section 1162 of title 38, United States Code, is amend-
ed 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 amend-
ed—
(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 ........................
1866
O–8 ................................
1,383
W–1 .......................
803
O–9 ................................
1,483
W–2 .......................
835
O–10 ..............................
21,627
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’’.
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SEC. 5. DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR
CHILDREN.
(a) DIC FOR ORPHAN CHILDREN.—Section 1313(a) of
title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(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 para-
graph (4) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$595’’ and
‘‘$117’’, respectively.
(b) SUPPLEMENTAL DIC FOR DISABLED ADULT CHIL-
DREN.—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 FI-
NANCING OF DISCOUNT POINTS.
Section 3703(c)(4)(B) of title 38, United States Code,
is amended in the second sentence by striking out ‘‘Dis-
count’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Except in the case