An Act to provide a realistic cost-of-living increase in rates of subsistence allowances paid to disabled veterans pursuing: vocational rehabilitation training and to the sons and daughters of deceased or permanently and totally disabled veterans pursuing a program of education under the war orphans educational assistance program
PL 89-137 (H.R.206), enacted 08/26/1965

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PUBLIC LAW 89-137-AUG. 26, 1965 
[79 STAT. 
practicable, to such areas as may be designated as "redevelopment 
areas" or "economic development centers" under the authority of 
section 401 or 403 of this Act: Provided^ however^ That this section 
shall not be construed as limiting such administrative discretion as 
may have been conferred under any other law. 
SEC. 716. All financial and technical assistance authorized under 
this Act shall be in addition to any Federal assistance previously 
authorized, and no provision hereof shall be construed as authorizing 
or permitting any reduction or diminution in the proportional amount 
of Federal assistance to which any State or other entity eligible under 
this Act would otherwise be entitled under the provisions of any other 
Act. 
Approved August 26, 1965. 
August 26, 1965 
[H. R. 206] 
Public Law 89-137 
AN ACT 
To provide a realistic cost-of-living increase in rates of subsistence allowances 
paid to disabled veterans pvirsning vocational rehabilitation training. 
lowance, increase 
72 Stat. 1172. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Hou^ie of Representatives 
of the 
subsis"enci"a"' ^''^^t^^ Stutes of America In Congress assembled, That (a) section 
1504 of title 38, LTnited States Code, is amended by deleting subsec-
tion (c) thereof, redesignating subsection " ( d ) " as "(c)" and by 
amending subsection (b) to read as follows: 
"(b) The subsistence allowance of a veteran-trainee is to be deter-
mined in accordance with the following table, and shall be the monthly 
amount shown in column II, III, or TV (whichever is applicable as 
determined by the veteran's dependency status) opposite the appro-
priate type of training as specified in column I : 
72 Stat. 1121; 
74 Stat. 165. 
38 u s e 1501-
1510. 
Effective date. 
"Column I 
Type of training 
Institutional on-farm, apprentice or other on-job training 
Column II 
No 
dependents 
$110 
95 
Column III 
One 
dependent 
$150 
125 
Column IV 
Two 01 more 
dependents 
$175 
150 
Where any trainee has more than two dependents and is not eligible to 
receive additional compensation as provided by section 315 or section 
335 (whichever is applicable) of this title, the subsistence allowance 
prescribed in column IV of the foregoing table shall be increased by 
an additional $5 per month for each dependent in excess of two." 
(b) Section 315 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
deleting " ( a ) " and subsection (b) thereof. 
(c) Any veteran-trainee receiving subsistence allowance on the date 
of the enactment of this Act while pursuing a course of vocational 
rehabilitation authorized by chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, 
shall not have such allowance reduced by reason of the amendments 
contained in such Act. 
S>:c. 2. The foregoing provisions of this Act shall become effective 
on the first day of the second calendar month which begins following 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
Approved August 26, 1965.