A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the size of the estate permitted to incompetent institutionalized veterans who receive certain Federal benefits.

Provides that specified pension payments to a mentally incompetent hospitalized veteran will not be terminated unless such veteran's estate equals or exceeds $3,350 (presently $1,500), and that further payments will not be made until such estate is reduced to $1,200 (presently $500).