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S. 689 (96th)

Veterans and Survivors Benefits Adjustment Act of 1979

passedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

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15 March 1979

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Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H. R. 2282 passed in lieu.

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14 January 2025

Summary

Veterans' Disability Compensation and Survivors' Benefits Act of 1979 - Title I: Veterans' Disability Compensation Benefits - Increases the rates of veterans' compensation for: (1) wartime disability compensation; (2) additional compensation for dependents; and (3) clothing allowances paid to certain disabled veterans. Title II: Survivors' Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Benefits - Increases the rates of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation for: (1) a surviving spouse; (2) surviving children; and (3) supplemental children's benefits. Title III: Effective Date - States that the provisions of this Act shall take effect on October 1, 1979.

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