,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dajf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bd1 #bjag,ms4
 ,%ea-,port] 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,ros57    
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 dep5d5ts & survivors  
income security b5efit payable to       
surviv+ sp\ses by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,surviv+
 ,sp\ses ,income ,security ,act4  #b4   
,increase 9 am\nt ( dep5d5ts & survivors
 income security b5efit payable to      
surviv+ sp\ses by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs  7a7 ,increase ,section       
#acaa7;a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$--  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 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#c74  7b7   
,effective date  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z

 provid$ by p>agraph 7#b71 ! 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    
7#b7 ,special rule = c]ta9 individuals  
7,a7 ,= mon?s beg9n+ aft] ! date t is   
six mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
%all pay to an individual describ$ 9    
subp>agraph 7,b7 dep5d5ts & survivors   
income security b5efit "u section #acaa 
( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 9 !   
mon?ly am\nt t is ! great] ( ! foll[+3  
7i7 ,! am\nt det]m9$ "u subsection      
7a77#c7 ( su* section #acaa1 z 9 effect 
on ! day be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act4  7ii7 ,! am\nt det]m9$ "u         
subsection 7a77#a7 ( su* section #acaa1 
z am5d$ by subsection 7a74  7,b7 ,an    
individual describ$ 9 ?is subp>agraph is
 an individual eligible = dep5d5ts &    
survivors income security b5efit "u     
section #acaa ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates

 ,code1 t is pr$icat$ on ! dea? ( a     
vet]an be=e ,janu>y #a1 #aiic4  #c4     
,modification ( requirem5ts = dep5d5ts &
 survivors income security b5efit       
payable by ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 = survivors ( c]ta9 vet]ans rat$       
totally disabl$ at "t ( dea? ,section   
#acah ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a7--  7,a7
 by /rik+ ,! ,secret>y & ins]t+ 7#a7    
,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 !    
,secret>y2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#b7 ,9 any case 9
 :i* ! ,secret>y makes a paym5t "u      
p>agraph 7#a7 ( ?is subsection by reason
 ( subsection 7b77#a7 & ! p]iod (       
cont9u\s rat+ imm$iately prec$+ dea? is 
less ?an #aj ye>s1 ! am\nt payable "u   
p>agraph 7#a7 ( ?is subsection %all be  
an am\nt :i* be>s ! same relation%ip to 
! am\nt o!rwise payable "u su* p>agraph 
z ! duration ( su* p]iod be>s to #aj    
ye>s4  2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7b77#a71  
by /rik+ #aj or m ye>s & ins]t+ five or 
m ye>s4  #d4 ,eligibility = dep5d5ts &  

survivors income security b5efit payable
 by ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs =     
surviv+ sp\ses :o rem>ry aft] age #ee   
,section #ajc7;d77#b77;,b7 ( title #ch1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ 9 ! second
 s5t5ce by ins]t+ *apt] #ac or aft]     
b5efits "u4  #e4 ,r5am+ ( dep5d5cy &    
indemnity comp5sation to dep5d5ts &     
survivors income security b5efit  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,*apt] #ac ( title #ch1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+  
dep5d5cy & indemnity comp5sation ea*    
place x appe>s1 includ+ ! table (       
sections1 & ins]t+ dep5d5ts & survivors 
income security b5efit2 &  7#b7 by      
con=m+ ! typeface & type/yle1 includ+   
capitalization1 ( su* ins]t$ matt] to ! 
typeface & type/yle z us$ 9 su* /rick5  
matt]4  7b7 ,ref]5ces ,any ref]5ce 9 law
 to dep5d5cy & indemnity comp5sation    
paid by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
pursuant to *apt] #ac ( su* title %all  
be deem$ to be a ref]5ce to dep5d5ts &  
survivors income security b5efit4