Veterans Disability Compensation Amendments of 1983

Summary

Veterans Disability Compensation Amendments of 1983 - Title I: Veterans Disability Compensation Benefits - Increases the rates of veterans' disability compensation, compensation for such veterans' dependents, and the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans. Title II: Survivors' Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Benefits - Increases the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and for children as well as the rates of supplemental dependency and indemnity compensation for children. Title III: Miscellaneous Provisions - Makes an exception to the commencement of period of payment rule for an increased award of compensation by reason of a temporary increase in compensation for hospitalization or treatment of a veteran (thus making such temporary increase payable before the first day of the calendar month following the month in which the increase become effective). Amends the Veterans' Compensation, Education, and Employment Amendments of 1982 to revise the effective dates respecting Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) coverage for deaths and disabilities incurred on or before and after FY 1982. Includes certain adopted children within the definition of child for veterans' benefits purposes.

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Timeline

1. 5 April 1983

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 April 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 5 April 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 14 April 1983

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension and Insurance.

   Source: Committee

5. 19 April 1983

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

6. 4 May 1983

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 9 May 1983

   Committee

   Clean Bill H.R.2937 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 5 April 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10] · D · Cosponsor
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