An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide increases in rates of disability compensation, and for other purposes
PL 87-645 (H.R.10743), enacted 09/07/1962

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PUBLIC LAW 87-645-SEPT. 7, 1962 
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Public Law 87-645 
A N A C T 
September 7, 1962 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide increases in rates of disability 
[H. R. 10743] 
compensation, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled.. That (a) section 314 
veterans, 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by striking out "$19" in subsection (a) and inserting in crease. 
lieu thereof "$20''; 
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stat. 1120. 
(2) by striking out "$36" in subsection (b) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$38'^; 
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(3) by striking out "$55" in subsection (c) and inserting in lieu 
thereof "$58"; 
(4) by striking out "$73" in subsection (d) and inserting in 
lieu thereof'$77"; 
(5) by striking out "$100" in subsection (e) and inserting in 
lieu thereof';$107"; 
(6) by striking out "$120" in subsection (f) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$128"; 
(7) by striking out "$140" in subsection (g) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$149"; 
(8) by striking out "$160" in subsection (h) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$170"; 
(9) by striking out "$179" in subsection (i) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$191"; 
(10) by striking out "$225" in subsection (j) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$250"; 
(11) by striking out "$450" in subsections (k), (o), and (p) 
and inserting in lieu thereof "$525"; 
(12) by striking out "$309" in subsection (1) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$340"; 
(13) by striking out "$359" in subsection (m) and inserting in 
lieu thereof'$390"; 
(14) by striking out "$401" in subsection (n) and inserting in 
lieu thereof ' $440"; 
(15) by striking out "$150" in subsection (r) and inserting in 
72 stat. 936. 
lieu thereof "$200"; and 
(16) by striking out "$265" in subsection (s) and inserting in 
74stat. 528. 
lieu thereof "$290". 
(b) The Administrator may adjust administratively, consistent 
Rate adjust-
with the increases authorized by this section, the rates of disability '"*"*^-
compensation payable to persons within the purview of section 10 of 
Public Law 85-857 who are not in receipt of compensation pursuant 
72 stat. 1263. 
to chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code. 
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SEC. 2. (a) Subsection (r) of section 314 of title 38, United States 
Code, is further amended by striking out "for all periods during which 
72 stat. 936. 
he is not hospitalized at Government expense" and inserting in lieu 
thereof the following: ", subject to the limitations of section 3203(f) 
of this title." 
(b) Section 3203 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
Hospitalized 
adding at the end thereof the following: 
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"(f) Where any veteran in receipt of ^n aid and attendance allow- 73 stat. 435. 
ance described in section 314(r) of this title is hospitalized at Govern-
ment expense, such allowance shall be discontinued from the first day 
of the second calendar month which begins after the date of his 
admission for such hospitalization for so long as such hospitalization 
continues. In case a veteran covered by this subsection leaves a hos-
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72 Stat. 1120; 
73 Stat. 418. 
Effective date. 
pital against medical advice and is thereafter readmitted to hospital-
ization, such allowance shall be discontinued from the date of such 
readmission for so long as such hospitalization continues." , 
SEC. 3. Section 312(4) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by striking out "three" and inserting in lieu thereof "seven". 
SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect on the first day of the first calendar 
month which begins after the date of enactment of this Act, but no 
payments shall be made by reason of this Act for any period before 
such effective date. The mcreased rate of compensation payable to 
any veteran entitled thereto on such first day shall be further increased, 
for such month only, in an amount equal to three times the monthly 
increase provided for such veteran by the amendments made by 
this Act. 
Approved September 7, 1962. 
September 7, 1962 
[H. R. 10432] 
Public Law 87-646 
AN ACT 
To amend title 39, United States Code, to codify certain recent public laws 
relating to the iwstal service and to improve the Code. 
Postal Service. 
Title 39, U. S. 
Code, amendment 
74 Stat. 578. 
Definitions. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the definition 
of "revenue of the Department" contained in section 1 of title 39, 
United States Code, is amended by striking out the period at the end 
thereof and by inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and the following: 
"(v) commissions on toll telephones located in buildings under 
the custody of the Department; 
"(vi) amounts collected from officers and employees of the 
Department on account of payments to them by courts of witness 
fees and allowances for expenses of travel and subsistence in cases 
in which they have been subpenaed to testify in private litigation 
in their official capacities or to produce official records; 
"(vii) money recovered or collected on account of loss of first-
class domestic registered matter which is not restored to the 
original owners." 
Judicial Officer. 
SEC. 2. (a) Chapter 3 of title 39, United States Code, is amended 
l)y inserting immediately following "§ 308. Chief Postal Inspector." 
the following new section: 
"§ 308a. Judicial Officer 
"A Judicial Officer, appointed by the Postmaster General, shall 
perform such quasi-judicial duties as the Postmaster General may 
designate. 
He shall be the agency for the purposes of the require-
ments of the Administrative Procedure Act, as amended (chapter 19 
of title 5), to the extent that functions are delegated to him by the 
Postmaster General." 
(b) The analysis of chapter 3, preceding section 301 of title 39, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
"308. Chief Postal Inspector." 
the following item: 
"308a. Judicial Officer." 
74 Stat. 600. 
SEC. 2A. Subsection (a) (1) of section 2303 is amended by deleting 
"section 4167" in item (E) and inserting in lieu thereof "section 
4168". 
60 Stat. 237. 
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