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 100 STAT. 3252

PUBLIC LAW 99-576—OCT. 28, 1986

"Pay grade W-1 W-2 W-3

Monthly rate 630 655 674

Pay grade 0-9 O-IO

Monthly rate 1,162 21,274

" ' If the veteran served as sergeant major of the Army, senior enlisted advisor of the Navy, chief master sergeant of the Air Force, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, or master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard, at the applicable time designated by section 402 of this title, the surviving spouse's rate shall be $733. "''If the veteran served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Commandant of the Marine Corps, or Commandant of the Coast Guard, at the applicable time designated by section 402 of this title, the surviving spouse's rate shall be $1,365.";

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38 USC 413.

38 USC 314 note.

(2) by striking out "$57" in subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof "$58"; (3) by striking out "$147" in subsection (c) and inserting in ' lieu thereof "$149"; and (4) by striking out "$72" in subsection (d) and inserting in lieu thereof "$73". SEC. 105. DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR CHILDREN. Section 413 is amended— (1) by striking out "$247" in clause (1) and inserting in lieu thereof "$251"; (2) by striking out "$356" in clause (2) and inserting in lieu thereof "$361"; (3) by striking out "$460" in clause (3) and inserting in lieu thereof "$467"; and (4) by striking out "$460" and "$93" in clause (4) and inserting in lieu thereof "$467" and "$94", respectively. SEC. 106. SUPPLEMENTAL DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR CHILDREN. Section 414 is amended— (1) by striking out "$147" in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof "$149"; (2) by striking out "$247" in subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof "$251"; and (3) by striking out "$126" in subsection (c) and inserting in lieu thereof "$128". SEC. 107. EFFECTIVE DATE FOR RATE INCREASES. The amendments made by sections 101 through 106 shall take effect on December 1, 1986, except that such amendments shall not take effect unless benefit amounts payable under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) are increased effective December 1, 1986, as a result of a determination under section 215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C 415(i)). SEC. 108. IMPROVED BENEFITS FOR FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR. (a) PRESUMPTION OF SERVICE CONNECTION FOR CERTAIN DISABIL-

38 USC 312 note.

ITIES.—Section 312(b) is amended— (1) by striking out "or" at the end of clause (9); and (2) by inserting after clause (10) the following new clauses: "(11) organic residuals of frostbite, if the Administrator determines that the veteran was interned in climatic conditions consistent with the occurrence of frostbite, or "(12) post-traumatic osteoarthritis,". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as of October 1, 1986.

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