A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that payments made to a hospitalized incompetent veteran will not be terminated unless his estate exceeds $3,000.

Provides that pension or compensation payments made to a hospitalized incompetent veteran will not be terminated unless his estate exceeds $3,000 (currently $1,500); and in the event of such termination, payments will be resumed when such veteran's estate has been reduced to $1,000 (currently $500).