An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase dependency and indemnity compensation in certain cases
PL 87-268 (H.R.6969), enacted 09/21/1961

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PUBLIC LAW 87-268-SEPT. 21, 1961 
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Public Law 87-268 
September 21, 1961 
[H. R. 6969] 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase dependency and indemnity 
compensation in certain cases. 
Veterans. 
Dependency and 
i n d e m n i t y com-
pensation. 
72 Stat. 1128. 
38 u s e 501-562. 
Filing of at)pli-
cation. 
Effective date. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) section 412 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting " ( a ) " imme-
diately before "In the case of any veteran" and by adding at the end 
of the section the following new subsection: 
"(b) In any case where the amount of dependency and indemnity 
compensation payable under this chapter is less than the amount of 
pension which would be payable under chapter 15 of this title had the 
death occurred under circumstances authorizing payment of death 
pension, the Administrator shall pay dependency and indemnity com-
pensation in an amount equal to such amount of pension." 
(b) The following provisions of title 38, United States Code, are 
each amended by striking out "section 412" each place it appears and 
inserting in lieu thereof "section 412(a)": Sections 107, 411(d)(1), 
415(g) (1), 422(c), and 503(3). 
(c) Section 422(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out "412(2)" and "412(3)" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"412(a) (2)" and "412(a) (3)" respectively, and by striking out "sec-
tion 412" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 412(a)". 
SEC. 2. Increased benefits provided by this Act shall be payable 
from the effective date of the Act in the case of any person receiving 
dependency and indemnity compensation on such date only if applica-
tion therefor is filed in the Veterans' Administration within one year 
from such date and evidence of entitlement is of record or received 
within one year from the date of request therefor. 
SEC. 3. The amendments made by this Act shall take effect as of the 
first day of the first calendar month which begins after the date of 
its enactment. 
Approved September 21, 1961. 
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Public Law 87-269 
September 21, 1961 
[H. R. 7447] 
G e n e r a l Serv-
ices Admin i s tr a-
tiom 
Waterfowl feath-
ers and down, dis-
position. 
60 Stat. 597. 
AN ACT 
To amend the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act to provide for 
the immediate disposition of certain waterfowl feathers and down. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Adminis-
trator of General Services is hereby authorized and directed to dispose 
of not more than two million pounds of waterfowl feathers and down, 
determined by the Director of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobiliza-
tion to be obsolescent for use in time of war, in accordance with the 
notice of proposed disposition published in the Federal Register of 
April 6,1961, volume 26, number 65, page 2881. Notwithstanding the 
provisions of section 3 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock 
Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b(e)) such disposition may be commenced 
immediately. 
[Approved September 21, 1961.