"Widow but no child, $87; widow with one child, $121 (with $29 for each additional child); no widow but one child, $67; no widow but two children, $94 (equally divided); no widow but three children, $122 (equally divided) (with $23 for each additional child; total amount to be equally divided); dependent mother or father, $60 (or both), $35 each.”

[H. R. 44, 83d Cong., 1st sess.]

A BILL To amend the veterans regulation to make uniform the rates of service-connected

disability compensation

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subparagraphs (a) to (d), inclusive, of paragraph II, part I, Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a), as amended, is hereby amended as follows:

"(a) If and while the disability is rated 10 per centum the monthly compensation shall be $17.25;

"(b) If and while the disability is rated 20 per centum the monthly compensation shall be $34,50;

"(c) If and while the disability is rated 30 per centum the monthly compensation shall be $51.75;

"(d) If and while the disability is rated 40 per centum the monthly compensation shall be $69."

[H. R. 45, 83d Cong., 1st sess.]

A BILL To amend the veterans regulations to provide that malignant tumors developing a 10 per centum or more decree of disability within two years after separation from active service shall be presumed to be service-connected

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subparagraph (c) of paragraph I, part I, Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a), as amended, is hereby amended by adding before the last proviso and following the words "multiple sclerosis", the words "tumors, malignant".

[H. R. 46, S3d Cong., 1st sess.]

A BILL To amend veterans regulations to establish for persons who served in the Armed Forces during World War II a further presumption of service-connection for tuberculosis other than pulmonary

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subparagraph (c) of paragraph I, part I, Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a), as amended, is hereby further amended by adding after the words "that active pulmonary tuberculosis", the following: "or all other types of tuberculosis".

[H. R. 48, 83d Cong., 1st sess.]

A BILL To amend the Act of July 2, 1948 (Public Law 877, Eightieth Congress), to include persons whose service-connected disability is rated not less than 10 per centum

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United S'ates of America in Congress assembled, That the compensation now payable under the Act of July 2, 1948 (Public Law 877, Eightieth Congress), for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities who have dependents, as amended, be further amended to include persons whose service-connected disability is rated not less than 10 per centum.

This Act shall take effect on the first day of the second calendar month next succeeding its enactment.

[H. R. 53, 83d Cong., 1st sess.]

A BILL To amend the Act of July 2, 1948 (Public Law 877, Eightieth Congress), as amended, to include persons whose service-connected disability is rated not less than 40 per centum

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the compensation now payable under the Act of July 2, 1948 (Public Law Numbered 877, Eightieth Congress), as amended, for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities who have dependents, be amended to include persons whose service-connected disability is rated not less than 40 per centum.

This Act shall take effect on the first day of the second calendar month next succeeding its enactment.

[H. R. 310, 83d Cong., 1st sess.]

A BILL To amend Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a), so as to establish a presumption of service con nection in all cases of active tuberculosis which develop a 10 per centum degree of disability within three years after separation from the service.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That paragraph I (c) of part I of Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a), as amended, is amended by striking "tuberculosis, active (other than pulmonary);" out of the third proviso, and by striking "active pulmonary tuberculosis" out of the fourth proviso and inserting in lieu thereof "active tuberculosis".

[H. R. 463, 83d Cong., 1st sess.]

A BILL To prohibit the severance of a service-connected disability which has been in effect for ten or more

years.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That a service connection which has been made for compensation, pension, or insurance purposes under laws administered by the Veterans' Administration, and which has been in force for ten or more years, shall not be severed thereafter unless on a showing that the original rating was based on fraud or gross misrepresentation.

[H. R. 628, 83d Cong., 1st sess.]

A BILL To prohibit the severance of a service-connected disability which has been in effect for ten or more years

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That a service connection which has been made for compensation, pension, or insurance purposes under laws administered by the Veterans' Administration, and which has been in force for ten or more years, shall not be severed thereafter unless on a showing that the original rating was based on fraud or gross misrepresentation.

[H. R. 631, 83d Cong., 1st sess.]

A BILL To provide that compensation of veterans for service-connected disability, rated 20 per centum or less disabling, shall be paid quarterly rather than monthly

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, beginning not later than the quarter commencing October 1, 1953, compensation payable to veterans for service-connected disability, rated 20 per centum or less disabling under any law administered by the Veterans' Administration, shall be accumulated at the prescribed monthly rates and paid quarterly on the last day of each quarter annual period.

SEC. 2. All laws or parts of laws inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby modified accordingly.

[H. R. 1573, 83d Cong., 1st sess.]

A BILL To amend subparagraph (c), paragraph I, part I, of Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a), as amended, to establish a presumption of service connection for chronic and tropical diseases becoming manifest within three years from separation from service

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That so much of subparagraph (c), paragraph I, part I, of Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a), as amended, as precedes the first proviso is hereby amended to read as follows:

"(c) That for the purposes of paragraph I (a) hereof a chronic disease becoming manifest to a degree of 10 per centum or more within three years from the date of separation from active service as set forth therein shall be considered to have been incurred in or aggravated by service as specified therein notwithstanding there is no record of evidence of such disease during the period of active service;".

[H. R. 2097, 83d Cong., 1st sess.]

A BILL To amend Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a) to extend the period of presumption of service connection in the case of pulmonary tuberculosis from three to seven years

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That so much of subparagraph (c) of paragraph I, part I, Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a), as amended, as reads "Provided further, That active pulmonary tuberculosis developing a 10 per centum degree of disability or more within three years from the date of separation from active service, shall, in the absence of affirmative evidence to the contrary, be deemed to have been incurred in or aggravated by active service:" is hereby amended by striking out "three" and by inserting in lieu thereof "seven".

[H. R. 2468, 83d Cong., 1st sess.]

A BILL To promote equal treatment for disabled veterans by providing that the increase in compensation granted by the first section of the Act of May 23, 1952, shall be 15 per centum in all cases, without regard to degree of disability

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first section of the Act entitled "An Act to provide certain increases in the monthly rates of compensation and pension payable to veterans and their dependents, and for other purposes," approved May 23, 1952, is amended to read as follows:

"That all monthly rates of compensation payable for disability under laws administered by the Veterans' Administration are hereby increased by 15 per centum: Provided, That such increase shall not apply to special awards and allowances, dependency allowances, or subsistence allowances.".

SEC. 2. The amendment made by the first section of this Act shall take effect as of May 23, 1952.

[H. R. 2469, 83d Cong., 1st sess.]

A BILL To increase the rates of service-connected death compensation payable to dependent parents Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That paragraph IV of part I of Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a), as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:

"The surviving widow, child or children, and dependent mother or father of any deceased person who died as the result of injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by active military or naval service as provided in part I, paragraph I, hereof, shall be entitled to receive compensation at the monthly rates specified next below: "Widow but no child, $75; widow with one child, $121 (with $29 for each additional child); no widow but one child, $67; no widow but two children, $94 (equally divided); no widow but three children, $122 (equally divided) (with $23 for each additional child; total amount to be equally divided); dependent mother or father $75 (or both), $40 each."

[H. R. 2534, 83d Cong., 1st sess.]

A BILL To prohibit the severance of a service-connected disability which has been in effect for ten or more

years

Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That a service connection which has been made for compensation, pension, or insurance purposes under laws administered by the Veterans' Administration, and which has been in force for ten or more years, shall not be severed thereafter unless on a showing that the original rating was based on fraud or gross misrepresentation.

[H. R. 2575, 83d Cong., 1st sess.]

A BILL To increase the monthly rates of disability compensation payable to veterans

Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subparagraphs (a) to (j) inclusive, of paragraph II, part I, Veterans Resolution Numbered 1 (a), as amended, be, and is hereby amended to read as follows:

"(a) If and while the disability is rated 10 per centum the monthly compensation shall be $18.75.

"(b) If and while the disability is rated 20 per centum the monthly compensation shall be $37.50.

"(c) If and while the disability is rated 30 per centum the monthly compensation shall be $56.25.

"(d) If and while the disability is rated 40 per centum the monthly compensation shall be $75.00.

"(e) If and while the disability is rated 50 per centum the monthly compensation shall be $93.75.

"(f) If and while the disability is rated 60 per centum the monthly compensation shall be $112.50.

"(g) If and while the disability is rated 70 per centum the monthly compensation shall be $131.25.

"(h) If and while the disability is rated 80 per centum the monthly compensation shall be $150.00.

"(i) If and while the disability is rated 90 per centum the monthly compensation shall be $168.75.

"(j) If and while the disability is rated as total the monthly compensation shall be $187.50."

SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect on the first day of the second calendar month next succeeding its enactment.

[H. R. 2753, 83d Cong., 1st sess.]

A BILL To provide certain increases of disability and death compensation payable to veterans and their dependents

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the rates of compensation payable under laws administered by the Veterans' Administration for disability rated from 10 per centum to 49 per centum, shall be in amounts bearing the same ratio to $172.50 as the degree of disability bears to total disability.

SEC. 2. Paragraph IV of part I of Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a), as amended, is hereby amended by substituting for the words "Widow but no child, $75.00", the words "Widow but no child, $86.25".

SEC. 3. The increased rates authorized by this Act shall be effective from the first day of the second calendar month following the date of approval of this Act.

[H. R. 2984, 83d Cong., 1st sess.]

A BILL To prohibit reduction of any rating of total disability or permanent total disability for compensation, pension, or insurance purposes which has been in effect for twenty or more years

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That a rating of total disability or permanent total disability which has been made for compensation, pension, or insurance purposes under laws administered by the Veterans' Administration, and which has been continuously in force for twenty or more years shall not be reduced thereafter.

[H. R. 3070, 83d Cong., 1st sess.]

A BILL To amend Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a) to provide that amyotrophic lateral sclerosis developing a 10 per centum degree of disability or more within two years after separation from active service shall be presumed to be service-connected

Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the fourth proviso of subparagraph (c) of paragraph I, part I, Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a), as amended, is amended by striking out the word "or" following "three years," ," and by inserting after "two years" a comma and the following: "or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis developing a 10 per centum degree of disability or more within two years,".

(H. R. 4155, 83d Cong., 1st sess.]

A BILL To amend Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a) to provide that certain chronic and tropical diseases becoming manifest within two years after separation from active service shall be presumed to be service-connected

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That paragraph I (c) of part I and paragraph I (d) of part II of Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a), as amended, are hereby amended by striking out "one year", and wherever appearing therein, and inserting in lieu therefor "two years".

[No. 19]

COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION,

Hon. EDITH NOURSE ROGERS,

Washington 25, D. C., March 27, 1953.

Chairman, Committee on Veterans' Affairs,

House of Representatives, Washington 25, D. C.

DEAR MRS. ROGERS: Reference is made to your request for a report by the Veterans' Administration on H. R. 338, 83d Congress, a bill to provide outpatient treatment for non-service-connected disabilities for certain veterans, which reads as follows:

"That Veterans Regulation No. 7 (a), as amended, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph:

"II. The Administrator is further authorized, under such regulations as he may prescribe, and within the limits of existing facilities over which the Veterans' Administration has direct and exclusive jurisdiction, to furnish medical, surgical, and dental services and supplies and appliances as described in paragraph I of this regulation for a non-service-connected disability to any veteran who is eligible for hospitalization by the Veterans' Administration for such disability if the veteran is in receipt of or entitled to receive compensation for 100 per cent disability or pension for permanent and total non-service-connected disability and if it is determined that the furnishing of such services, supplies, and appliances on an outpatient basis would be medically feasible and less costly than hospitalization by the Veterans' Administration.'

The general purpose of the bill is to liberalize existing provisions with respect to outpatient treatment furnished by the Veterans' Administration so that such treatment will be available (within the limits of facilities over which the Veterans' Administration has direct and exclusive jurisdiction) for non-service-connected disorders in cases of certain veterans who are entitled to compensation for 100 percent service-connected disability, or to pension for permanent and total nonservice-connected disability.

The precise scope of the bill is not entirely clear from the language employed. The bill provides, in effect, for outpatient treatment, services, supplies, and appliances for a non-service-connected disability in the case of a veteran meeting the other stated requirements if he is "eligible for hospitalization by the Veterans' Administration for such disability." Moreover, a prerequisite of entitlement to such outpatient care is that it must be determined that the furnishing thereof "would be medically feasible and less costly than hospitalization by the Veterans' Administration." These provisions would indicate that the intention is to limit. the availability of the proposed outpatient care to those veterans entitled to the