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 sub-
section (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 sub-
sections (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’’, respec-
tively; 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 SURVIV-
ING SPOUSES.
Section 1311 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking out the table in subsection (a)(3) and insert-
ing 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 CHIL-
DREN.
(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.—Sec-
tion 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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