A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rate of disability compensation for disabled veterans, to increase the rate of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivor spouse and children, and for other purposes.
Veterans Disability Compensation Amendments of 1983 - Title I: Veterans Disability Compensation Benefits - Increases the rates of veterans' disability compensation, compensation for such veterans' dependents, and the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans.
Title II: Survivors' Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Benefits - Increases the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and for children as well as the rates of supplemental dependency and indemnity compensation for children.
Title III: Miscellaneous Provisions - Makes an exception to the commencement of period of payment rule for an increased award of compensation by reason of a temporary increase in compensation for hospitalization or treatment of a veteran (thus making such temporary increase payable before the first day of the calendar month following the month in which the increase become effective).
Amends the Veterans' Compensation, Education, and Employment Amendments of 1982 to revise the effective dates respecting Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) coverage for deaths and disabilities incurred on or before and after FY 1982.
Includes certain adopted children within the definition of child for veterans' benefits purposes.
Text of this Measure Incorporated into H.R.4169.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension and Insurance.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Clean Bill H.R.2937 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu.
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