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 106 STAT. 4320 PUBLIC LAW 102-568—OCT. 29, 1992 Public Law 102- 102d Congress 568 An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to reform the formula for payment of Oct. 29, 1992 dependency and indemnity compensation to survivors of veterans dying from [H.R. 5008] service-connected causes, to increase the rate of payments for benefits under the Montgomery GI bill, and for other purposes. Veterans' Benefits Act of 1992. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 38 USC ioinote. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the "Veterans' Benefits Act of 1992". (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS. —The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code. TITLE I—REFORM OF THE DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION PROGRAM Sec. 101. Sec. 102. Sec. 103. Sec. 104. Sec. 201. Sec. 202. Sec. 203. Sec. 204. Sec. 205. Sec. 301. Sec. 302. Sec. 303. Sec. 304. Sec. 305. Sec. 306. Sec. 307. Sec. 308. Sec. 309. Sec. 310. Sec. 31L Sec. 312. Sec. 313. Sec. 314. Sec. 315. Sec. 316. Short title. Reform in payment formula. Exception to operation of OBRA provision. GAO report relating to the provision of benefits to survivors of veterans and members of the Armed Forces. TITLE II—LIFE INSURANCE PROGRAMS Servicemen's Group Life Insurance. Veterans' Group Life Insurance. Supplemental Service Disabled Veterans' insurance for totally disabled veterans. Increase in amount of veterans' mortgage life insurance. Effective date. TITLE III—EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS Increase in amount of Montgomery GI Bill basic educational assistance. Montgomery GI Bill entitlement dates. Extension of period for completing requirements for secondary school diploma. Treatment of certain active-duty service toward eligibility for educational assistance. Treatment of certain assignments of individuals for purposes of eligibility under Montgomery GI Bill program. Treatment of^pursuit of education at service academies and certain educational institutions for purposes of eligibility under Montgomery GI Bill program. Educational assistance for certain persons whose initial period of obligated service was less than three years. Death benefit. Clarification of opportunity to withdraw election not to enroll in Montgomery GI Bill program. Use of educational assistance for solo flight training. Limitation on amount of advance payment of work-study allowance. Revision of requirements relating to approval of accredited courses. Disapproval or nonaccredited inoepenaent study. Treatment of advance payments of certain assistance to veterans who die. Bar of assistance for persons whose education is paid for as Federal employee training. Revision in measurement of courses.

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