Increases in Compensation and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Rates: Hearings, Ninety-third Congress, Second Session ...

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Page 2188 - For the purposes of this section — "(1) continuity of session is broken only by an adjournment of Congress sine die ; and " (2) the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three days to a day certain are excluded in the computation of any period of time in which Congress is in continuous session, "h.
Page 2163 - For purposes of paragraph (1) — (A) the term "price index" means the average over a calendar year of the Consumer Price Index (all items — United States city average) published monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; and (B) the term "base period" means the calendar year 1974.
Page 2269 - Not more than one award of pension, compensation, or emergency officers' or regular retirement pay shall be made concurrently to any person based on his own service. The receipt of pension or compensation by a widow, child, or parent on account of the death of any person, or receipt by any person of pension or compensation on account of his own service, shall not bar the payment of pension or compensation on account of the death or disability of any other person.
Page 2180 - For the purpose of subsection (a) of this section — (1) continuity of session is broken only by an adjournment of Congress sine die ; and (2) the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain are excluded in the computation of the 60-day period.
Page 2241 - Is with respect to a calendar month for all or part of which such pension or other benefit Is also payable, shall be reduced with respect to that month by the proportion which the number of years of service by which such military service increases the years of service, or the service period, as the case may be, bears to the total years of service, or by the aggregate amount of such pension or other benefit with respect to that month, whichever would result In the smaller reduction.
Page 2115 - Mr. Chairman, I would like to ask unanimous consent to insert in the record at this point a letter dated March 31 from the Assistant Comptroller General of the United States, Mr.
Page 2159 - The ratings shall be based, as far as practicable, upon the average impairments of earning capacity resulting from such injuries in civil occupations...
Page 2141 - Administrator is authorized to provide medical care, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, for — (1) the spouse or child of a veteran who has a total disability, permanent in nature...
Page 2151 - ... increases in the cost of living as measured by the Consumer Price Index, CSA revises, from time to time, its income guidelines in order to reflect such Increases.
Page 2171 - Columbia" and inserting in lieu thereof "the United States". (c) Section 202 of such Act, as amended (5 USC 2061), is amended by adding at the end of such section the following new subsection : "(d) As used in this title, the term 'United States' means the several States of the United States of America and the District of Columbia.

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