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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #d1 #bjai,mr4   
,te/] 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 & ,mr4  
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0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d
 title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to     
create a dep5d5cy & indemnity           
comp5sation all[ance = surviv+ sp\ses   
receiv+ dep5d5cy & indemnity comp5sation
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o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,dep5d5cy & ,indemnity 
,comp5sation ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjai4  
#b4 ,dep5d5cy & indemnity comp5sation   
all[ance = surviv+ sp\ses receiv+       
dep5d5cy & indemnity comp5sation f !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7      
,all[ance  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt] ,,ii 
( *apt] #ac ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section  
#acaa ! foll[+ new section3  #acaa;,a4  
,dep5d5cy & indemnity comp5sation       
all[ance = surviv+ sp\ses ,a dep5d5cy & 

indemnity comp5sation all[ance %all be  
paid to a surviv+ sp\se :o is entitl$ to
 receive dep5d5cy & indemnity           
comp5sation "u section #acaa7;a7 ( ?is  
title at ! mon?ly rate equal to ! am\nt 
by :i*-- 7#a7 ! am\nt t is #ee p]c5t ( !
 rate ( mon?ly comp5sation 9 effect "u  
section #aaad7;j7 ( ?is title1 exce$s   
7#b7 ! am\nt ( dep5d5cy & indemnity     
comp5sation ! surviv+ sp\se is entitl$  
to receive "u section #acaa7;a7 ( ?is   
title4  4  7#b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!     
table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( *apt] #ac
 ( su* title is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] !  
item relat+ to section #acaa ! foll[+   
new item3  #acaa;,a4 ,dep5d5cy &        
indemnity comp5sation all[ance = surviv+
 sp\ses4  4  7b7 ,rule ( con/ruction    
,no?+ 9 section #acaa;,a ( su* title1 z 
add$ by subsection 7a77#a71 %all be     
con/ru$ to h an effect on any am\nt (   
paym5t "u section #adej ( title #aj1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4