,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dgda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bb1 #bjad ,mr4  
,ti]ney introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to provide = an   
increase 9 ! am\nt ( mon?ly dep5d5cy &  
indemnity comp5sation payable to surviv+
 sp\ses by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,surviv+ ,sp\ses' ,b5efit  
,improvem5t ,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,increase
 9 am\nt ( dep5d5cy & indemnity         
comp5sation payable to surviv+ sp\ses by
 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7   
,increase ,section #acaa ( title #ch1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
subsection 7a7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 
by /rik+ ( #a1aed & ins]t+ equal to #ee 
p]c5t ( ! rate ( mon?ly comp5sation 9   
effect "u section #aaad7;j7 ( ?is title2
 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#c7--  7i7 by am5d+
 ! table prec$+ ! matt] 9 footnotes #a &
 #b to read z foll[s3  ,pay             

grade,monthly rate,pay grade,monthly    
rate,e-#aa1egb4jc,w-#da1fea4gh;,e-#ba1eg
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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 9 footnote #a1 by /rik+ #a1dai &   
ins]t+ #a1fih4ch2 &  7iii7 9 footnote   
#b1 by /rik+ #b1fdc & ins]t+ #c1afd4he2 
&  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new   
subsection3  7g7 ,9 ! case ( an         
individual :o is eligible = dep5d5cy &  
indemnity comp5sation "u ?is section :o 
is also eligible = b5efits "u ano!r     
provision ( law by reason ( su*         
individual's /atus z ! surviv+ sp\se ( a
 vet]an1 !n1 not)/&+ any o!r provision (
 law 7o!r ?an section #ecjd7;b77#c7 (   
?is title71 nei!r a r$uction nor an     
(fset 9 b5efits "u su* provision %all be
 made by reason ( su* individual's      
eligibility = b5efits "u ?is section4  4

  7b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made  
by subsection 7a7 %all apply ) respect  
to comp5sation paid "u *apt] #ac ( title
 #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 = mon?s      
beg9n+ aft] ! date t is six mon?s aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4