A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rates of compensation and of dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) paid by the Veterans' Administration, and for other purposes.
Veterans' Compensation Amendments of 1986 - Title I: Rate Increases - Increases the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, and the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans. 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 II: Other Veterans' Program Improvements - Amends veterans' benefits provisions to provide that any overpayment made to a veteran in military retirement pay or payments owed by a veteran for annuity coverage shall be collected from compensation or pension benefits payable to such veteran.
Amends veterans' fiduciaries provisions to authorize the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to require the fiduciary to disclose any financial information concerning the veteran beneficiary that is within such fiduciary's knowledge.
Became Public Law No: 99-576.
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.
For Further Action See H.R.5299.
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