An Act to amend title 38 of the United States Code to liberalize the provisions relating to payment of pension, and for other purposes
PL 90-275 (H.R.12555), enacted 03/28/1968

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PUBLIC LAW 90-275-MAR. 28, 1968 
Public Law 90-275 
[82 STAT. 
March 28, 1968 
AN ACT 
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_5_]_ To amend title 38 of the United States Code to liberalize the l)rovisions relating 
to payment of pension, and for other purposes. 
Veterans pen-
sions. 
Income limita-
tions. 
81 Stat. 179. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, Tha.t (a) the table in 
subsec,tion (b) of section 521 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
to appear as follows: 
"Column I 
Column II 
Annual income 
:\fore 
Equal to or 
than-
but 
less than-
$300 
$110 
$300 
400 
108 
400 
500 
106 
500 
600 
104 
600 
700 
100 
700 
800 
96 
800 
900 
92 
900 
1,000 
88 
1,000 
1,100 
84 
1,100 
1,200 
79 
1,200 
1,300 
75 
1,300 
1,400 
69 
1,400 
1,500 
63 
1,500 
1,600 
57 
1,600 
1,700 
51 
1,700 
1,800 
45 
1,800 
1,900 
37 
1,900 
2,000 
29" 
82 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 90-275-MAR. 28, 1968 
(b) The table in subsection ( 
c) of such section 521 is amended to 
appear as follows: 
"Column I 
Column II 
Column III 
Column IV 
Annual income 
Three 
One 
Two 
or more 
More 
Equal to or 
than-
but 
Jess than-
dependent 
dependents 
dependents 
$500 
$120 
$125 
$130 
$500 
600 
118 
123 
128 
600 
700 
116 
121 
126 
700 
800 
114 
119 
124 
800 
900 
112 
117 
122 
900 
1,000 
109 
114 
119 
1,000 
1, 100 
107 
107 
107 
1, 100 
1,200 
105 
105 
105 
1,200 
1,300 
103 
103 
103 
1,300 
1,400 
101 
101 
101 
1,400 
1,500 
99 
99 
99 
1,500 
1,600 
96 
96 
96 
1,600 
1,700 
93 
93 
93 
1,700 
1,800 
90 
90 
90 
1,800 
1,900 
87 
87 
87 
1,900 
2,000 
84 
84 
84 
2,000 
2,100 
81 
81 
81 
2, 100 
2,200 
78 
78 
78 
2,200 
2,300 
75 
75 
75 
2,300 
2,400 
72 
72 
72 
2,400 
2,500 
69 
69 
69 
2,500 
2,600 
66 
66 
66 
2,600 
2,700 
62 
62 
62 
2,700 
2,800 
58 
58 
58 
2,800 
2,900 
54 
54 
54 
2,900 
3,000 
50 
50 
50 
3,000 
3,100 
42 
42 
42 
3, 100 
3,200 
34 
34 
34". 
( 
c) The table in subsection (b) of section 541 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended to appear as follows: 
"Column I 
Annual income 
More 
than-
$300 
400 
500 
600 
700 
800 
900 
1,000 
1, 100 
1,200 
1,300 
1,400 
1,500 
1,600 
1,700 
1,800 
1,900 
Equal to or 
but 
less than-
$300 
400 
500 
600 
700 
800 
900 
1,000 
1, 100 
1,200 
1,300 
1,400 
1,500 
1,600 
1,700 
1,800 
1,900 
2,000 
Column II 
$74 
73 
72 
70 
67 
64 
61 
58 
55 
51 
48 
45 
41 
37 
33 
29 
23 
17". 
65 
Veterans with 
dependents. 
81 Stat. 179 . 
Widows . 
66 
Widow with one 
child. 
81 Stat. 180. 
PUBLIC LAW 90-275-MAR. 28, 1968 
[82 STAT. 
( 
d) The table in subsection ( 
c) of such section 541, is amended 
to appear as follows: 
"Column I 
Annual income 
More 
than-
$600 
700 
800 
900 
1,000 
1,100 
1,200 
1,300 
1,400 
1,500 
1,600 
1,700 
1,800 
1,900 
2,000 
2,100 
2,200 
2,300 
2,400 
2,500 
2,600 
2,700 
2,800 
2,900 
3,000 
3,100 
Equal to or 
but 
less than-
$600 
700 
800 
900 
1,000 
1, 100 
1,200 
1,300 
1,400 
1,500 
1,600 
1,700 
1,800 
1,900 
2,000 
2,100 
2,200 
2,300 
2,400 
2,500 
2,600 
2,700 
2,800 
2,900 
3,000 
3,100 
3,200 
Column II 
$90 
89 
88 
87 
86 
85 
83 
81 
79 
77 
75 
73 
71 
69 
67 
65 
63 
61 
,}9 
,37 
~.5 
53 
nl 
48 
4,5 
43 
41" 
One parent. 
SEc. 2. (a) The table in subsection (b) ( 
1) of section 415 of title 38, 
so stat. 11s7. 
United States Code, is amended to appear as follows: 
"Column I 
Column II 
Total annual income 
:\lore 
Equal to or 
than-
but less than-
$800 
$87 
$800 
900 
81 
900 
1,000 
75 
1,000 
1, 100 
69 
1,100 
1,200 
62 
1,200 
1,300 
54 
1,300 
1,400 
46 
1,400 
1,500 
38 
1,500 
1,600 
31 
1,600 
1,700 
25 
1,700 
1,800 
18 
1,800 
1,900 
12 
1,900 
2,000 
10". 
82 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 90-275-MAR. 28, 1968 
(b) The table in subsection ( 
c) of such section 415 is amended to 
appear as follows: 
"Column I 
Column II 
Total annual income 
More 
Equal to or 
than-
but 
less than-
$800 
$58 
$800 
900 
54 
900 
1,000 
50 
1,000 
1, 100 
46 
1, 100 
1,200 
41 
1,200 
1,300 
35 
' 
1,300 
1,400 
29 
1,400 
1,500 
23 
1,500 
1,600 
20 
1,600 
1,703 
16 
1,700 
1,800 
12 
1,800 
1,900 
11 
1,900 
2,000 
10". 
( 
c) The table in subsection ( 
d) of such section 415 is amended to 
appear as follows: 
"Column I 
Column II 
Total combined annual income 
More 
Equal to or 
than-
but 
less than-
$1,000 
$58 
$1,000 
1, 100 
56 
1, 100 
1,200 
54 
1,200 
1,300 
52 
1,300 
1,400 
49 
1,400 
1,500 
46 
1,500 
1,600 
44 
1,600 
1,700 
42 
1,700 
1,800 
40 
1,800 
1,900 
38 
1,900 
2,000 
35 
2,000 
2, 100 
33 
2,100 
2,200 
31 
2,200 
2,300 
29 
2,300 
2,400 
26 
2,400 
2,500 
23 
2,500 
2,600 
21 
2,600 
2,700 
19 
2,700 
2,800 
17 
2,800 
2,900 
15 
2,900 
3,000 
12 
3,000 
3, 100 
11 
3,100 
3,200 
10". 
SEc. 3. (a) · 
If the monthly rate of pension or dependency and 
indemnity compensation payable to a person under title 38, United 
States Code, ,vould be less, solely as a result of an increase in monthly 
insurance benefits provided by the Social Security Amendments of 
1967, than the monthly rate payable for the month immediately pre-
ceding the effective date 0£ this Act, the Administrator o:f Veterans' 
Affairs shall pay the person as follows : 
Remarried 
parent. 
80 Stat. 1157. 
Two parents. 
81 Stat. 821. 
42 use 302 
note. 
67 
Monthly pension 
rate prov 
is ions. 
68 
81 Stat. 821. 
42 USC 302 
note . 
Limitations in-
crease. 
73 Stat . 436 . 
38 use 521 
note. 
72 Stat . 1227; 
76 Stat. 949; 
80 Stat . 1159. 
Effective dates . 
PUBLIC LAW 90-276-MAR. 28, 1968 
[82 STAT. 
(1) for the balance of calendar year 1968 and during calendar 
year 1969, at the prior monthly rate: 
-
(2) during the calendar year 1970, at the rate for the next $100 
annual income limitation higher than the maximum annual income 
limita.tion corresponding ,to the prior monthly rate: and 
(3) during each successive calendar year, at the :rrate for the next 
$100 annual income limitation higher than the one applied for the 
preceding year, until the rate corresponding to actual countable 
income is reached. 
(b) Subsection ( 
a) shall not apply for any period during which 
annua,l income of such pe,
rson, exclusive of an increase in n.1onthly 
insurance benefits provided by the Social Security Amendments of 
1967, exceeds the amount of annual income upon which was based the 
pension or dependency and indemnity compensation payable to the 
person immediately prior to receipt of the increase. 
SEc. 4. The annual income limitations governing payment of pension 
under the first sentence of section 9 (b) of the Veterans' Pension Act 
of 1959 hereafter shall be $1,600 and $2,900, instead of $1,400 and 
~2,700, respectively. 
SEc. 5. Paragraph ( 
4) of section 3012 (b) of title :38, rnited States 
Code, is amended to read as follows : 
" ( 
4) by reason of change in income or corpus of estate shall be 
the last day of the calendar year in which the change occurred;" 
SEc. 6. (a) The first section and sections 2 and 4 of this Act shall 
take effect on January 1, 1969. 
(b) Sections 3 and 5 of this Act shall take effect on the first day of 
the first calendar month :following the month of initial payment of 
increases in monthly insurance benefits provided by the Social Secu-
rity Amendments of 1967. 
Approved March 28, 1968. 
Public Law 90-276 
March 28, 1968 
AN ACT 
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To provide for the conYeyance of certain real property of the rnited States to 
the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission. 
Alabama Space 
Science Exhibit 
Commission. 
Conveyance . 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of Arnerica in Congress as8ernbled, That, subject to sec-
tion 3 of this Act, the Secretary of the Army is authorized to convey 
without monetary consideration to the Alabama Space Science Exhibit 
Commission ( 
an agency of the State of Alabama) all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to the real property described in 
section 2 of this Act for use as a permanent site :for the Alabama Space 
Science Exhibit. 
SEc. 2. The real property referred to in the first section of this Act 
is generally described as follows: 
A certain tract. or parcel of land containing 35.69 acres, more or le.ss, 
lying and being in the northwest portion of Redstone Arsenal, in the 
north half of section 8, township 4 south, range 1 west, Huntsville 
meridian, Madison County, Alabama, lying south of the centerline of 
Bob Wallace A 
venue, southeasterly of the southern right-of-way line 
of Alabama Highway 20, and northerly of a TVA power transmission 
line. The exact description of which is to be determmed by an accura.te 
survey and approved by the Secretary of the Army. 
SEc. 3. The conveyance provided for by the first section of this Act 
shall be subject to the condition that the real property so conveyed