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, additional 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 before and after FY 1982. Includes certain adopted children within the definition of child for veterans' benefits purposes. Decreases to ten percent disabling the degree of deafness a veteran suffering from service- connected total blindness must be rated to qualify for additional disability compensation. Reduces from 40 percent to 30 percent disabling the degree of deafness a veteran suffering from service-connected blindness with 5/200 visual acuity or less must be rated to qualify for such additional compensation.

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Timeline

1. 9 May 1983

   Committee

   For Previous Action See H.R.2391.

   Source: Committee

2. 9 May 1983

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 9 May 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 9 May 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 10 May 1983

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported.

   Source: Committee

6. 10 May 1983

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 1 June 1983

   Calendars

   Placed on Union Calendar No: 147.

   Source: Calendars

8. 1 June 1983

   Reported

   Reported to House by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Report No: 98-228.

   Source: Committee

9. 1 June 1983

   Reported

   Reported to House by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Report No: 98-228.

   Source: Committee

10. 25 October 1983

    Floor

    Text of this Measure Incorporated into H.R.4169.

    Source: Floor

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 9 May 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. Hall, Sam B., Jr. [D-TX-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Wylie, Chalmers P. [R-OH-15] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Leath, Marvin [D-TX-11] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Mica, Daniel Andrew [D-FL-14] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Dowdy, Wayne [D-MS-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hillis, Elwood H. [R-IN-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Smith, Denny [R-OR-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Sundquist, Don [R-TN-7] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Harrison, Frank [D-PA-11] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Mollohan, Alan B. [D-WV-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Rowland, J. Roy [D-GA-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Jenkins, Edgar L. [D-GA-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Spence, Floyd [R-SC-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Boner, William H. [D-TN-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Sikorski, Gerry E. [D-MN-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Tallon, Robert M. (Robin) [D-SC-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. D'Amours, Norman E. [D-NH-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
• Rescom. Corrada, Baltasar [I-PR-At Large] · I · Cosponsor
• Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsvr00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Veterans Disability Compensation Amendments of 1983
• related to → A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the rule for the effective date of certain adjustments in compensation in the case of hospitalized veterans.
• related to → A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to include within the definition of "child" for purposes of veterans' benefits any adopted child of a veteran who becomes permanently incapable of self-support before the age of 18.
• related to ← Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1983