Veterans' Compensation and Benefits Improvements Act of 1986

Summary

Veterans' Compensation and Benefits Improvements Act of 1986 - Title I: Disability Compensation and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Rate Increases - Amends Federal law to increase the rates of: (1) veterans' disability compensation; (2) additional compensation for dependents; (3) the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans; (4) dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and for children; and (5) supplemental dependency and indemnity compensation for children. Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to provide alternative rates of increases for such compensation if the percentage of increase for benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act is not 3.4 percent. Requires the Administrator to publish any alternative rate increases in the Federal Register. Title II: Improvement in the Administration of the Veterans' Home Loan Guaranty Program - Amends Federal law relating to foreclosure of veterans' home loans to prohibit the Administrator from accepting conveyance of a property from the holder of a defaulted loan unless the Administrator is likely to be able to sell such property within one year for a price which would be economically advantageous to the United States. Title III: Improvements in Other Veterans' Programs - Authorizes the Administrator to collect certain debts owed to the Veterans Administration (VA) by veterans through offset of compensation or pension payable to such veterans under laws administered by the VA. Authorizes the Administrator, in certain instances, to require the disclosure of financial information by Federal fiduciaries of veterans or their minors or incompetents. Authorizes the Administrator to undertake the construction, alteration, and acquisition of adequate parking facilities at VA medical facilities and establish fees for the use of such parking facilities. Prohibits a fee from being charged for the accommodation of any vehicle used to transport a veteran to or from any medical facility for examination or treatment. Authorizes appropriations for the construction, operation, and maintenance of such parking facilities. Requires such authorized appropriations and any parking fees collected to be placed in a revolving fund. Prohibits funds other than funds from the revolving fund from being used to construct, alter, or acquire a parking facility at a medical facility after September 30, 1986. Authorizes the waiver of congressional notice-and-wait requirements before allowing the administrative reorganization of certain VA activities. Specifies the reorganization included in such waiver.

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• Indefinitely postponed in Senate

  summary · EN · 30 September 1986

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 8 May 1986

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