(5) by striking ‘‘$237’’ in subparagraph (E) and 
inserting ‘‘$241’’; and 
(6) by striking ‘‘$198’’ in subparagraph (F) and 
inserting ‘‘$202’’. 
(c) CLOTHING ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN DISABLED 
VETERANS.—Section 1162 of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$588’’ and inserting ‘‘$600’’. 
(d) DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR 
SURVIVING SPOUSES.—(1) Section 1311(a) of such title is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$948’’ in paragraph (1) and in-
serting ‘‘$967’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$204’’ in paragraph (2) and in-
serting ‘‘$208’’. 
(2) The table in section 1311(a)(3) of such title is 
amended to read as follows: 
Monthly 
Monthly 
‘‘Pay grade 
rate 
Pay grade 
rate 
E–1 ................................
$967 
W–4 ...............................
$1,157 
E–2 ................................
$967 
O–1 ................................
$1,022 
E–3 ................................
$967 
O–2 ................................
$1,056 
E–4 ................................
$967 
O–3 ................................
$1,130 
E–5 ................................
$967 
O–4 ................................
$1,195 
E–6 ................................
$967 
O–5 ................................
$1,316 
E–7 ................................
$1,000 
O–6 ................................
$1,483 
E–8 ................................
$1,056 
O–7 ................................
$1,602 
E–9 ................................
$1,1021
O–8 ................................
$1,758 
W–1 ................................
$1,022 
O–9 ................................
$1,881 
W–2 ................................
$1,063 
O–10 ..............................
$2,0632
W–3 ................................
$1,094 
‘‘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 1302 of this title, the surviving spouse’s rate shall be $1,189.
‘‘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 1302 of this title, the surviving spouse’s 
rate shall be $2,213.’’. 
(3) Section 1311(b) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘$237’’ and inserting ‘‘$241’’. 
(4) Section 1311(c) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘$237’’ and inserting ‘‘$241’’. 
(5) Section 1311(d) of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$113’’ and inserting ‘‘$115’’. 
(e) DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR 
CHILDREN.—(1) Section 1313(a) of such title is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$402’’ in paragraph (1) and in-
serting ‘‘$410’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘$578’’ in paragraph (2) and in-
serting ‘‘$590’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘$752’’ in paragraph (3) and in-
serting ‘‘$767’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘$752’’ and ‘‘$145’’ in para-
graph (4) and inserting ‘‘$767’’ and ‘‘$148’’, respec-
tively. 
(2) Section 1314 of such title is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$237’’ in subsection (a) and in-
serting ‘‘$241’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘$402’’ in subsection (b) and in-
serting ‘‘$410’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘$201’’ in subsection (c) and in-
serting ‘‘$205’’.
Union Calendar No. 302 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4175 
[Report No. 108–524] 
A BILL 
To increase, effective as of December 1, 2004, the 
rates of disability compensation for veterans with 
service-connected disabilities and the rates of de-
pendency and indemnity compensation for sur-
vivors of certain service-connected disabled vet-
erans, and for other purposes. 
JUNE 3, 2004 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed