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91ST CONGRESS 1ST SESSION

H. R. 3070

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 13, 1969

Mr. DORN (by request) 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 increased dependency and indemnity compensation to widows in need of the regular aid and attendance of another person.

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That subchapter II of chapter 13 of title 38, United States

4 Code, is amended by adding the following new section at the 5 end thereof:

6 "§ 418. Aid and attendance allowance

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"If any widow is entitled to dependency and indemnity 8 compensation under this subsection and is in need of regular

9 aid and attendance, the monthly rate of dependency and in

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1 demnity compensation payable to her shall be increased by

2 $75.".

91ST CONGRESS 1ST SESSION

H. R. 3079

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 13, 1969

Mr. DORN (by request) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

A BILL

To amend section 410 (a) of title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to certain survivors of deceased veterans who were rated 100 per centum disabled by reason of serviceconnected disabilities for twenty or more years.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That section 410 (a) of title 38, United States Code, is 4 amended to read as follows:

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"(a) When any veteran dies after December 31, 1956,

6 from service-connected or compensable disability, or was in 7 receipt of or entitled to receive compensation at time of death

8 for a service-connected disability permanently and totally dis

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1 abling for twenty or more years, the Administrator shall pay 2 dependency and indemnity compensation to his widow, chil3 dren, and parents. The standards and criteria for determining 4 whether or not a disability is service-connected shall be those 5 applicable under chapter 11 of this title. Where death occurs 6 as a result of accidental causes having no relationship to the 7 service-connected disability, this subsection (a) shall not

8 apply."

91ST CONGRESS 1ST SESSION

H. R. 3281

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 14, 1969

Mr. NICHOLS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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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. 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

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