A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to liberalize the provisions relating to payment of disability and death pension, and dependency and indemnity compensation, to increase income limitations, and for other purposes.
Veterans and Survivors Pension Adjustment Act - Increases disability and death pensions and dependency and indemnity compensation for veterans and their survivors. Increases the income limitations for such pension payments.
Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to carry out a thorough study and investigation of the economic needs and problems of veterans and their widows seventy-two years of age or older.
Provides that the marriage of a child of a veteran shall not bar the recognition of such child as the child of the veteran for benefit purposes if the marriage has been terminated by death or has been dissolved by a court with basic authority to render divorce decrees.
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 93-1226.
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 93-1226.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended.
Measure passed Senate, amended.
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Reported to House from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 93-1499.
Reported to House from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 93-1499.
Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended, roll call #660 (357-1).
Roll Call #660 (House)Measure passed House, amended, roll call #660 (357-1).
Roll Call #660 (House)Enacted as Public Law 93-527
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Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendments.
Senate agreed to House amendments.
Measure presented to President.
Measure presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Public law 93-527.
Public law 93-527.