1 2 3 5 6 7 1- 00 8 9 10 11 12 12 13 (12) by striking out "$727" in subsection (1) and inserting in lieu thereof "$829"; (13) by striking out "$800" in subsection (m) and inserting in lieu thereof "$912": (14) by striking out "$909" in subsection (n) and inserting in lieu thereof "$1,036"; (15) by striking out "$1,017" in subsections (0) and (p) and inserting in lieu thereof “$1,159"; (16) by striking out "$437" in subsection (r) and inserting in lien thereof "$498"; and (17) by striking out "$654" in subsection (s) and inserting in lieu thereof "$746". (b) The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs may adjust 14 administratively, consistent with the increases authorized by 15 this section, the rates of disability compensation payable to 16 18 19 persons within the purview of section 10 of Public Law 85 857 who are not in receipt of compensation payable pursu ant to chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code. SEC. 102. Section 315 (1) of title 38. United States 20 Code, is amended 21 22 23 (1) by striking out "$36" in subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu thereof "$40"; (2) by striking out "$61" in subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof "$68": (3) by striking out "$77" in subparagraph (C') and inserting in lieu thereof "$86"; (4) by striking out "$95" and "$17" in subparagraph (D) and inserting in lieu thereof "$106" and "$19", respectively; (5) by striking out "$24" in subparagraph (E) and inserting in lieu thereof "$27"; (6) by striking out "$41" in subparagraph (F) 9 and inserting in lieu thereof "$46"; (7) by striking out "$61" and "$17” in subparagraph (G) and inserting in lieu thereof "$68" and "$19", respectively; (8) by striking out "$29" in subparagraph (H) 11 12 13 14 15 (9) by striking out "$55" in subparagraph (I) 17 SEC. 103. Section 362 of title 38, United States Code, is and inserting in lieu thereof "$32"; and 18 amended by striking out "$150" and inserting in lieu thereof 19 "$175". SEC. 104. Section 3010 of title 38, United States Code, is amended (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) of subsection (b) as paragraph (3); and (2) by inserting immediately after paragraph (1) thereof the following new paragraph: 1 "(2) The effective date of an award of increased com2 pensation shall be the earliest date as of which it is ascer3 tainable that an increase in disability had occurred, if appli4 cation is received within one year from such date.”. 5 6 1 8 9 TITLE II-SURVIVORS DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION SEC. 201. Section 411 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(a) Dependency and indemnity compensation shall be 10 paid to a widow, based on the pay grade of her deceased 11 husband, at monthly rates set forth in the following table: 12 12 309 0-9 321 O-10 "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 sec. 402 of this title, the widow's rate shall be $360. "If the veteran served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, or Commandant of the Marine Corps, at the applicable time designated by sec. 402 of this title, the widow's rate shall be $671. "(b) If there is a widow with one or more children 13 below the age of eighteen of a deceased veteran, the depend14 ency and indemnity compensation paid monthly to the 15 widow shall be increased by $30 for each such child. 16 "(c) The monthly rate of dependency and indemnity 17 compensation payable to a widow shall be increased by 1 2 3 4 $73 if she is (1) a patient in a nursing home or (2) helpless or blind, or so nearly helpless or blind as to need or require the regular aid and attendance of another person.". SEC. 202. Section 413 of title 38, United States Code, is 5 amended to read as follows: 6 "Whenever there is no widow of a deceased veteran 7 entitled to dependency and indenmity compensation, depend8 ency and indemnity compensation shall be paid in equal 9 shares to the children of the deceased veteran at the follow10 ing monthly rates: 16 "(1) One child, $123. "(2) Two children, $178. "(3) Three children, $229. "(4) More than three children, $229, plus $46 for each child in excess of three.". SEC. 203. (a) Subsection (a) of section 414 of title 38. 17 United States Code, is amended by striking out "$64" and 18 inserting in lieu thereof "$73". 19 (b) Subsection (b) of section 414 of such title is 20 amended by striking out "S108" and inserting in lieu thereof 21 "$123". 585 22 (c) Subsection (c) of section 414 of such title is 23 amended by striking out "S55" and inserting in lien thereof 24 "$63". 1 SEC. 204. Section 410 (a) of title 38, United States 2 Code, is amended to read as follows: 3 (a) The Administrator shall pay dependency and 4 indemnity compensation to the widow, children, and parents 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 of any veteran who dies after December 31, 1956, and who who "(1) dies from a service-connected or compensable disability; or "(2) was at the time of his death in receipt of or entitled to receive compensation for a total serviceconnected disability permanent in nature. total and permanent in nature, which disability was so rated for not less than one year prior to such death. The standards and criteria for determining whether or not a disability is service-connected shall be those applicable under chapter 11 of this title.". TITLE III-EFFECTIVE DATE SEC. 301. The provisions of this Act shall become. 19 effective on July 1, 1975. |