An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a cost-of-living increase in the rates of compensation paid to veterans with service-connected disabilities and in the rates of dependency and indemnity compensations paid to survivors of veterans, to modify certain veterans' life insurance programs, and to exempt Veterans' Administration home loans from State anti-usury laws; to provide for certain assistance in locating individuals who were exposed to occupational hazards during military service; and for other purposes.

Summary

Veterans' Disability Compensation and Survivors' Benefits Amendments 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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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 29 November 1979

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• Senate agreed to House amendment with amendment

  summary · EN · 15 November 1979

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• House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment

  summary · EN · 30 October 1979

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 3 August 1979

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 27 June 1979

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 21 February 1979

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