Page images
PDF
EPUB

5

1

SEC. 7. Section 622 of title 38, United States Code,

is amended by inserting "(a)" immediately before the

3 first sentence and by adding at the end thereof the follow4 ing new subsection:

5

"(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)

6 of this section, the Administrator may not require any state7 ment under oath from an applicant referred to therein who 8 is seventy years of age or older for the purpose of determin9 ing inability to defray necessary expenses, and such appli10 cant shall be deemed to be unable to defray the expenses 11 of necessary hospital or domiciliary care."

12

SEC. 8. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 1969.

918T CONGRESS 18T SESSION

H. R. 13166

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 29, 1969

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

A BILL

To amend chapter 1, title 38, United States Code, to provide a statutory presumption of service-connected death of any veteran who has been rated totally disabled by reason of serviceconnected disability 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 chapter 1 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 4 to read as follows:

5 "§ 113. Presumption of service-connected death

6

7

"For the purposes of chapters 11 and 13 of this title,

any veteran in receipt of or entitled to receive compensation 8 at the time of death for a service-connected disability rated

9 permanently and totally disabling for twenty or more years,

2

1 his death by any reason except willful misconduct, shall be 2 deemed service-connected. The standards and criteria for

3 determining whether or not a disability is service-connected 4 shall be those applicable under chapter 11 of this title.”

DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION RATES, 1957-1969, WITH PERCENTAGE OF INCREASE AND COMPARISON WITH CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small]

1 Rate reflects $8 increase under Public Law 88-134 and those due to increases to military pay under Public Law 85-422 and Public Law 88-132.

2 Rate reflects increases due to increases in military pay under Public Law 88-422, Public Law 89-132, Public Law 89-501, Public Law 90-207, Executive Order 11414, and Executive Order 11475.

3 Consumer Price Index for this period increased 11.3 percent.

4 Consumer Price Index for this period increased 19 percent.

5 Applicable pay grade did not exist at this time.

• Officers with 4 years' enlisted service.

MILITARY PAY RATES, JULY 1, 1969
COMMISSIONED

Over Over Over Over Over

Under Over Over Over Over Over Over Over Over Over Over Over Over
2 3 4 6 8 10 12
18 20 22

Pay grade

Under

Over Over

[blocks in formation]

1 Commissioned Officers credited with over 4 years active enlisted service.

2 Under 4 months service.

« PreviousContinue »