Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 120.djvu/3346

 PUBLIC LAW 109–444—DEC. 21, 2006

120 STAT. 3315

(c) CLOTHING ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS.— Section 1162 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘$641’’ and inserting ‘‘$662’’. (d) DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES.— (1) NEW LAW DIC.—Subsection (a) of section 1311 of such title is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$1,033’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,067’’; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$221’’ and inserting ‘‘$228’’. (2) OLD LAW DIC.—The table in paragraph (3) of such subsection is amended to read as follows: Pay grade

Monthly rate

Pay grade

Monthly rate

E–1 ............................. $1,067 W–4 .......................... $1,276 E–2 ............................. $1,067 O–1 ........................... $1,128 E–3 ............................. $1,067 O–2 ........................... $1,165 E–4 ............................. $1,067 O–3 ........................... $1,246 E–5 ............................. $1,067 O–4 ........................... $1,319 E–6 ............................. $1,067 O–5 ........................... $1,452 E–7 ............................. $1,104 O–6 ........................... $1,637 E–8 ............................. $1,165 O–7 ........................... $1,768 1 O–8 ........................... $1,941 E–9 ............................. $1,215 W–1 ............................ $1,128 O–9 ........................... $2,076 2 W–2 ............................ $1,172 O–10 ......................... $2,276 W–3 ............................ $1,207 1 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 1302 of this title, the surviving spouse’s rate shall be $1,312. 2 If the veteran served as Chairman or Vice 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 1302 of this title, the surviving spouse’s rate shall be $2,443.

(3) ADDITIONAL DIC FOR CHILDREN OR DISABILITY.—Such section is further amended— (A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘$257’’ and inserting ‘‘$265’’; (B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘$257’’ and inserting ‘‘$265’’; and (C) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘$122’’ and inserting ‘‘$126’’. (e) DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR CHILDREN.— (1) DIC WHEN NO SURVIVING SPOUSE.—Section 1313(a) of such title is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$438’’ and inserting ‘‘$452’’; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$629’’ and inserting ‘‘$649’’; (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘$819’’ and inserting ‘‘$846’’; and (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘$819’’ and ‘‘$157’’ and inserting ‘‘$846’’ and ‘‘$162’’, respectively. (2) SUPPLEMENTAL DIC FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN.—Section 1314 of such title is amended—

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