BILLS PROVIDING BENEFITS FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED
DISABLED VETERANS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS

STANFORD
LIBRARIES

HEARINGS

STAN

MAY 8 1953

DOCUMENT

BEFORE THE

LIB.

SUBCOMMITTEE ON
COMPENSATION AND PENSION

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-THIRD CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H. R. 25, 32, 33, 37, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 53,
310, 463, 628, 631, 1573, 2097, 2468, 2469,

2534, 2575, 2753, 2984, 3070, 4155
BILLS PROVIDING BENEFITS FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED

DISABLED VETERANS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS

MARCH 31, APRIL 15 AND 21, 1953

Printed for the use of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Pages of all hearings are numbered cumulatively to permit a
comprehensive index at the end of the Congress. Page numbers
lower than those in this hearing refer to other legislation.

AHOR

Carolina

EDITH NOURSE ROGERS, Massachusetts, Chairman
BERNARD W. (PAT) KEARNEY, New York OLIN E. TEAGUE, Texas
WILLIAM H. AYRES, Ohio

JOELIEVINS, Tennessee
E, ROSS ADAIR, Indiana
WILLIAM L. SPRINGER, Illinois

ROBERT T. SECREST, Ohio
WINSTON L. PROUTY, Vermont

DIELE EDMUND P. RADWAN, New York

GEORGE S. LONG, Louisiana RUSSELL V. MACK, Washington

HARLAN HAGEN, California JOHN P. SAYLOR, Pennsylvania

JAMES A. BYRNE, Pennsylvania EDWARD J, BONIN, Pennsylvania

BRADY GENTRY, Texas PETER FRELINGHUYSEN, JR., New Jersey D. R. (BILLY) MATTHEWS, Florida WILLIAM S. MAILLIARD, California

ED EDMONDSON, Oklahoma PAUL A. FINO, New York

ARMISTEAD I. SELDEN, JR., Alabama ALBERT W. CRETELLA, Connecticut

KARL STANDISH, Chief Clerk

SUBCOMMITTEES

ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE IN THE VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION

E. ROSS ADAIR, Indiana, Chairman PAUL A. FINO, New York

JAMES A. BYRNE, Pennsylvania ALBERT W. CRETELLA, Connecticut

ARMISTEAD I. SELDEN, JR., Alabama

COMPENSATION AND PENSION

EDMUND P. RADWAN, New York, Chairman JOHN P. SAYLOR, Pennsylvania

W.J. BRYAN DORN, South Carolina WILLIAM S. MAILLIARD, California

ROBERT T. SECREST, Ohio

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

WILLIAM L. SPRINGER, Illinois, Chairman E. ROSS ADAIR, Indiana

OLIN E. TEAGUE, Texas EDMUND P. RADWAN, New York

HARLAN HAGEN, California

HOSPITALS

BERNARD W. (PAT) KEARNEY, New York, Chairman JOHN P. SAYLOR, Pennsylrania

JOE L. EVINS, Tennessee PETER FRELINGHUYSEN, JR. New Jersey ROBERT T. SECREST, Ohio WILLIAM S. MAILLIARD, California

ELIZABETH KEE, West Virginia ALBERT W. CRETELLA, Connecticut

GEORGE S. LONG, Louisiana

HOUSING

WILLIAM H. AYRES, Ohio, Chair man WINSTON L. PROUTY, Vermont

OLIN E. TEAGUE, Texas EDWARD J. BONIN, Pennsylvania

ED EDMONDSON, Oklahoma

INSURANCE

WINSTON L. PROUTY, Vermont, Chairman EDWARD J. BONIN, Pennsylvania

D. R. (BILLY) MATTHEWS, Florida PAUL A. FINO, New York

ARMISTEAD I, SELDEN, JR., Alabama

SPANISH WAR

RUSSELL V. MACK, Washington, Chairman
PETER FRELINGHUYSEN, JR., New Jersey GEORGES, LONG, Louisiana
PAUL A. FINO, New York

BRADY GENTRY, Texas

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