2 1 able to the next higher dollar if the amount determined under 2 subsection (a) involves a fraction of a dollar." 91ST CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 369 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 3, 1969 Mr. TEAGUE of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38 of the United States Code to provide that amounts inherited from bank accounts jointly or separately owned shall not count as income for death or disability pension or for dependency and indemnity compensation. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That (a) section 503 of title 38, United States Code, is 4 amended by adding the following to the end thereof: "(14) amounts inherited by the surviving spouse 5 6 from bank accounts jointly or separately owned by the 7 veteran and his spouse.". 8 (b) Subsection (g) (1) of section 415 of title 38, 2 1 United States Code, is amended by adding the following to 2 the end thereof: 3 4 5 6 "(M) amounts inherited by the surviving spouse from bank accounts jointly or separately owned by the dependent parents of the veteran.". (c) This Act shall take effect on the first day of the 7 second calendar month in which enacted. 91ST CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 372 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 3, 1969 Mr. TEAGUE of Texas (by request) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To modify the reporting requirement and establish additional income exclusions relating to pension for veterans and their widows, to liberalize the bar to payment of benefits to remarried widows of veterans, to liberalize the oath requirement for hospitalization of veterans, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That subsection (d) of section 103 of title 38, United States 4 Code, is amended by inserting "(1)" immediately after 5 "(d)" and by adding at the end of said subsection the 6 following: 7 "(2) The remarriage of the widow of a veteran shall 8 not bar the furnishing of benefits to her as the widow of the 2 1 veteran if the remarriage has been terminated by death, or 2 has been dissolved by a court with basic authority to render 3 divorce decrees unless the Veterans' Administration deter 4 mines that the divorce was secured through fraud by either 5 6 party or collusion. "(3) The actions of a widow in living with another man 7 and holding herself out openly to the public to be the wife of 8 such other man shall not bar the furnishing of benefits to her 9 10 as the widow of the veteran if such actions have terminated." SEC. 2. (a) No widow shall be denied benefits by the 11 Veterans' Administration, other than insurance, solely be12 cause of prior restrictions on payment in the nature of 13 inference or presumption of remarriage, or relating to open 14 and notorious adulterous cohabitation or similar conduct, if 15 the relationship or conduct which warranted imposition of 16 the restriction has terminated. 17 (b) The effective date of an award of benefits resulting 18 from enactment of subsection (a) of this section shall not 19 be earlier than the date of receipt of application therefor, 20 filed after termination of the particular relationship or con21 duct and after December 31, 1968. 22 SEC. 3. Subsection (b) of section 3104 of title 38, 23 United States Code, is amended by striking out "paragraph 24 (2)" in paragraph 1 thereof and inserting in lieu thereof |