IV Kischefsky, Walter A. (See: National Association for Uniformed Services) McKinney, C. A. "Mack" (See: Noncommissioned Officers Association of the United States of America) Massachusetts Veterans Service Commission: Collator, Charles N., commissioner Matsunaga, Hon. Spark M_. Page. 2306 2309, 2310 Mattingly, Charles E. (See: American Legion) Maye, James A. (See: Paralyzed Veterans of America) Meyer, Col. George F., Jr. (See: Retired Officers Association) Military Wives Association, Inc.: Galaher, Mrs. W. Earl__ 2303 2307 Montgomery, Hon. G. V. (Sonny). 2258, 2264-2266, 2279-2282, 2284, 2286, 2287, 2290-2294, 2297, 2298, 2301, 2324 Myers, Hon. John T__ 2307 National Association for Uniformed Services: Kischefsky, Walter A., legislative counsel___. 2287-2291 Nolan, Robert W. (See: Fleet Reserve Association) 2246-2251 O'Brien, Hon. George M___ 2233, 2234 Paralyzed Veterans of America: Maye, James A., executive director_- 2282-2286 Pepper, Hon. Claude_ 2313, 2314 Price, Hon. Bob_____ 2319, 2320 Reilly, Maj. Walter J., USMC (Ret.) (See: Disabled Officers Association) Retired Officers Association: Meyer, Col. George F., Jr., legislative counsel Say, Harold B. (See Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., Inc.) 2214, 2220, 2221, 2230–2232, 2234, 2237, 2238, 2246, 2247, 2251-2255 Vaughn, Odell W. (See Veterans' Administration) Stover, Francis W., Director, National Legislative Service‒‒‒‒‒‒ 2235-2238 Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., Inc.: Say, Harold B., legislative director 2234 Whitehurst, Hon. G. William__. 2312 Wyant, Dennis R. (See Blinded Veterans Association) Wylie, Hon. Chalmers P. .--- 2230, 2231, 2237, 2238, 2251, 2253, 2254, 2298-2301 Young, Hon. C. W. (Bill). 2321 INCREASES IN COMPENSATION AND DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION RATES TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1974 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMPENSATION AND PENSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 10 a.m., pursuant to notice, in room 334, Cannon House Office Building, Washington, D.C., Hon. Olin E. Teague [presiding]. Mr. TEAGUE of Texas. The meeting will come to order. The committee is meeting this morning to begin hearings on two major programs, veterans' disability compensation and the survivors benefit of dependency and indemnity compensation. Hearings on these subjects were last held in the 92d Congress in October, 1971, on the survivors program and in May 1972 on veterans disability compensation. Following these hearings our committee recommended and the Congress enacted, cost of living increases in the rates of DIC, effective January 1, 1972, and in the rates of disability compensation, effective August 1, 1972. In view of the growing inflation and the ever-increasing rise in the cost of living, we must again inquire into the adequacy of the benefits we extend to our service disabled veterans and to the survivors of those who die from service-connected causes. Although we are primarily concerned with determining the appropriate levels of the monthly rates authorized for the various categories of beneficiaries, I want to make it clear that all bills before the subcommittee bearing on each of these most important programs have been placed on the agenda of the hearings in order that we may have the benefit of views concerning all aspects of the laws pertaining to these benefits. Before introducing our first witness, I would like to ask unanimous consent to insert in the record at this point the history of wartime service-connected compensation increases for disabled veterans from July 1, 1933, through August 1, 1972, and also a list of bills to be considered, with copies of the bills and the agency reports thereon. [The documents referred to follow:] (2115) Bafalis, Hon. L. A. (co) H.R. 3622, (co) H.R. 6427 Baker, Hon. LaMar (co) H.R. 3622 Bevill, Hon. Tom (co) H.R. 3622, 11579 Biaggi, Hon. Mario H.R. 2795 (co) H.R. 6427 Bingham, Hon. Jonathan B. H.R. 321 Bowen, David R. (co) H.R. 5498 Brinkley, Hon. Jack (co) H.R. 4763, (co) H.R. 5498 Brown of California, Hon. George E., Jr. (co) H.R. 6427 Broyhill of N.C., Hon. James T. H.R. 12981 Burgener, Hon. Clair W. (co) H.R. 3622 Burke of Florida, Hon. J. Herbert H.R. 5581, (co) H.R. 6427 Burke if Mass., Hon. James A. (co) H.R. 4222 Carney of Ohio, Hon. Charles J. (co) H.R. 4763, (co) H.R. 5498 Chisholm, Hon. Shirley (co) H.R. 6427 Clark, Hon. Frank M. H.R. 12229, (co) H.R. 12300 Collins, Hon. Cardiss (Ill.), (co) H.R. 9914 Conyers, Hon. John Jr. (co) H.R. 9914 Cronin, Hon. Paul W. (co) H.R. 6427 Danielson, George E. (co) H.R. 4763, (co) 5498 Davis of Georgia, Hon. John W. (co) H.R. 9914 Davis of S.C., Hon. Mendel J. (co) H.R. 3622, (co) 6427 Derwinski, Hon. Edward J. (co) H.R. 6427 Devine, Hon. Samuel L. (co) H.R. 3622 Donohue, Hon. Harold D. (co) H.R. 3622 Dorn, Hon. Wm. J. Bryan H.R. 2976, 2978, 2980, 2981, 2982, 2983, 2985, 4763, 5498, 6136, 6137, 11469, 12300 Dulski, Hon. Thaddeus J. (co) H.R. 4763, (co) H.R. 5498 Duncan, Hon. John J., H.R. 9603 Edwards of California, Hon. Don (co) H.R. 3622, (co) H.R. 4763, (co) H.R. 5498, (co) H.R. 9914 Eilberg, Hon. Joshua (co) H.R. 3622 Eshleman, Hon. Edwin D. (co) H.R. 3622 Evins, Hon. Joe L. (Tenn) H.R. 5778 Findley, Hon. Paul H.R. 3622, 3623, 4222 Fish, Hon. Hamilton. Jr. H.R. 6514, (co) 13071 Flynt, Hon. John J., Jr. H.R. 519 Forsythe, Hon. Edwin B. (co) H.R. 9914, 6234 Fraser, Hon. Donald M. H. R. 9914, 6234 Frenzel, Hon. Bill H.R. 3125 Froehlich, Harold V. H.R. 4625 Fulton, Richard H. (co) H.R. 4222, 6835 Gilman, Hon. Benjamin A. H.R. 13071 Goldwater, Hon. Barry M., Jr. (co) H.R. 3622 Grasso, Hon. Ella T. (co) H.R. 4763, (co) H.R. 5498, 4786 Haley, Hon. James A. (co) H.R. 4763, (co) H.R. 5498 Hansen of Washigton, Hon. Julia Butler (co) H.R. 3623 Harrington, Hon. Michael (co) H.R. 9914 Hastings, Hon. James F. (co) H.R. 4222 Hechler, Hon. Ken of W. Virginia, (co) H.R. 3622 Heckler, Hon. Margaret M. (Mass.) (co) H.R. 4763, (co) 5498 Helstoski, Hon. Henry (co) H.R. 4763, (co) 5498 Henderson, Hon. David N. (co) H.R. 9914 Hillis, Hon. Elwood (co) H.R. 4763, (co) 5498, 6155 Huber, Hon. Robert J. (co) H.R. 4763 Hudnut, Hon. William H. III (co) H.R. 3622 Lujan, Hon. Manuel, Jr. H.R. 5149 McCloskey, Hon. Paul N., Jr. (co) H.R. 6427 Madigan, Hon. Edward R. (co) H.R. 3623 Matsunaga, Hon. Spark M. H.R. 2069, 2070, (co) H.R. 10187 Miller, Hon. Clarence E. H.R. 2367 Murphy, Hon. Morgan F. of Ill. (co) H.R. 6427 Murphy, Hon. John M. of N.Y. H.R. 861 Maraziti, Hon. Joseph J. H.R. 4539, (co) H.R. 4763 Moakley, Hon. Joe (co) H.R. 6427, (co) H.R. 10187, 12250 Montgomery, Hon. G. V. (Sonny), (co) H.R. 5498, (co) H.R. 4763 Nedzi, Hon. Lucien N. H.R. 5159 O'Brien, Hon. George M. H.R. 5622, (co) 9914 Parris, Hon. Stanford E. (co) H.R. 9914 Patten, Hon. Edward J. H.R. 4548 Pepper, Hon. Claude H.R. 5428, 6943, (co) 9914 Podell, Hon. Bertram L. (co) H.R. 6427, 6846 Riegle, Hon. Donald W., Jr. (co) H.R. 9914 Rinaldo, Hon. Matthew J. (co) H.R. 3623 Roberts, Hon. Ray, (co) H.R. 4763, (co) 5498 Robison, Hon. Howard W. of N.Y. (co) H.R. 9914 Roe, Hon. Robert A. H.R. 1039, (co) 3623, 7015, 7016, 7017, 7019, 7020, 7021, 7022, 7023, 7024, 7026, 10117 Rogers, Hon. Paul G. H.R. 13421 Roncallo, Hon. Angelo D. of N.Y. (co) H.R. 3623 Rose, Hon. Charles (co) H.R. 9914 Rosenthal, Hon. Benjamin S. (co) H.R. 6427, (co) 3623 Roush, Hon. J. Edward (co) H.R. 6427 Runnels, Hon. Harold (co) H.R. 3623 St Germain, Hon. Fernand J. H.R. 7354, 8156 Satterfield, Hon. David (co) H.R. 4763, (co) 5498 Saylor, Hon. John H.R. 4185, (co) 4763, 5498 Stubblefield, Hon. Frank A. H.R. 5648 Symington, Hon. James W. (co) H.R. 3623 Teague, Hon. Charles of Calif. (co) H.R. 4763 Teague, Hon. Olin H.R. 2906, 2908, 2910, 2911, 2912, 2913, 2914, 2915, 2916, 2917, 3016, 3017, 3018, 3020, (co) 4763, (co) 12300, 12263, 13474 Walsh, Hon. William F. (co) H.R. 4763, (co) 5498 Wampler, Hon. William C. H.R. 4885, (co) 6427, 13211 Whitehurst, Hon. G. William H.R. 4138, 9914, 10187 (co) 6427 Williams, Hon. Lawrence G. (co) H.R. 3623 Wilson, Hon. Bob H.R. 2476, 2477, 5262 Wilson, Hon. Charles of Calif. (co) H.R. 3623, 6195 Wilson, Hon. Charles of Texas (co) H.R. 4763, (co) 5498 Wolff, Hon. Lester L. (co) H.R. 5498, 5185 Wylie, Hon. Chalmers P. H.R. 2941, (co) 4763 Yatron, Hon. Gus (co) H.R. 3623, (co) 6427 Young, Hon. Don of Alaska (co) H.R. 6427 Young, Hon. C. W. Bill of Florida, (co) H.R. 3623, (co) 6427, 6290 Zwach, Hon John M. (co) H.R. 3623, (co) 4763, 7082 |