,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjad ,mr4 
,tierney introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to provide for an increase in the amount
 of monthly dependency and indemnity    
compensation payable to surviving       
spouses by the ,secretary of ,veterans  
,affairs4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,surviving ,spouses'
 ,benefit ,improvement ,act of #bjad4   
#b4 ,increase in amount of dependency   
and indemnity compensation payable to   
surviving spouses by the ,secretary of  
,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,increase       
,section #acaa of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in    
subsection 7a7--  7,a7 in paragraph     
7#a71 by striking of #a1aed and         
inserting equal to #ee percent of the   
rate of monthly compensation in effect  
under section #aaad7;j7 of this title2  

and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#c7--  7i7 by   
amending the table preceding the matter 
in footnotes #a and #b to read as       
follows3  ,pay grade,monthly rate,pay   
grade,monthly                           
rate,e-#aa1egb4jc,w-#da1fea4gh;,e-#ba1eg
b4jc,o-#aa1egb4jc;,e-#ca1egb4jc,o-#ba1eg
b4jc;,e-#da1egb4jc,o-#ca1faa4ih;,e-#ea1e
gb4jc,o-#da1gjh4fa;,e-#fa1egb4jc,o-#ea1h
hj4bg;,e-#ga1egb4jc,o-#fb1abj4ac;,e-#ha1
egb4jc,o-#gb1bhh4ch;,e-#ia1egc4cca,o-#hb
1eac4df,w-#aa1egb4jc,o-#ib1fhh4ec,w-#ba1
egb4jc,o-#ajb1idh4hfb,w-#ca1egb4jc 2    
7ii7 in footnote #a1 by striking #a1dai 
and inserting #a1fih4ch2 and  7iii7 in  
footnote #b1 by striking #b1fdc and     
inserting #c1afd4he2 and  7#b7 by adding
 at the end the following new           
subsection3  7g7 ,in the case of an     
individual who is eligible for          
dependency and indemnity compensation   
under this section who is also eligible 
for benefits under another provision of 
law by reason of such individual's      
status as the surviving spouse of a     

veteran1 then1 notwithstanding any other
 provision of law 7other than section   
#ecjd7;b77#c7 of this title71 neither a 
reduction nor an offset in benefits     
under such provision shall be made by   
reason of such individual's eligibility 
for benefits under this section4  4  7b7
 ,effective date ,the amendments made by
 subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect
 to compensation paid under chapter #ac 
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 for
 months beginning after the date that is
 six months after the date of the       
enactment of this ,act4