Veterans Disability Compensation and Survivors Benefits Amendments of 1982

Summary

Veterans' Disability Compensation and Survivors' Benefits Amendments of 1982 - Title I: Compensation and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Rate Increases - Increases the rates of: (1) disability compensation; (2) additional compensation for dependents; (3) the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans; (4) dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses; (5) dependency and indemnity compensation for children; and (6) supplemental dependency and indemnity compensation for children. Title II: Compensation Amendments - Establishes a formula for determining the amount of wartime disability compensation receivable by a totally disabled veteran who is determined to be unemployable and is receiving benefits under the Social Security Act. Title III: Miscellaneous Amendments - Establishes periods of commencement for payments based on an award of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, or pension. Sets forth a formula for determining the amount of payments under the Veterans' and Survivors' Pension Improvement Act of 1978. Extends the entitlement of children of veterans who are under 18 to such children who are not yet 19 but pursuing a high school degree and children over 18 who are not pursuing such a degree but who before reaching 18 became permanently incapable of self-support. Reduces the amount of pension receivable during the summer months for the students. Title IV: Effective Dates - Sets forth the effective dates for this Act.

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Timeline

1. 15 April 1982

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 15 April 1982

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 7 July 1982

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from Small Business Administration.

   Source: Committee

4. 13 July 1982

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

5. 30 July 1982

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans received executive comment from Small Business Administration. Favorable.

   Source: Committee

6. 19 August 1982

   Reported

   Committee on Veterans. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 2913 ordered to be reported.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 15 April 1982

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Veterans Disability Compensation and Survivors Benefits Amendments of 1982
• related to ← Veterans Compensation, Education, and Employment Amendments of 1982
• amends ← To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a more uniform minimum-service requirement for entitlement to certain benefits as a result of active-duty service, and for other purposes.