Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Reform Act of 1987

Summary

Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Reform Act of 1987 - Revises the formula for the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) to the surviving spouses of veterans who die on active duty. Adds a formula for postservice DIC based on the percentage of service-connected disability (at time of death) of the person upon whose death entitlement is predicated. Adds a formula of inservice DIC based upon the amount of active duty served by the person now deceased. Provides for the election of the revised DIC for those persons awarded DIC effective before December 1, 1987.

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Timeline

1. 8 May 1987

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 8 May 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 8 May 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 8 May 1987

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-24] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Boulter, Beau [R-TX-13] · R · Cosponsor
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