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72 Stat. 1136.

72 Stat. 1137. 38 U S C 531 et seq.

PUBLIC LAW 86-211-AUG. 29, 1959

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" (d) If the veteran is in need of regular aid and attendance, the monthly rate payable to him under subsection (b) or (c) shall be increased by $70. "(e) For the purposes of this section— "(1) in determining annual income, where a veteran is living with his spouse, all income of the spouse which is reasonably available to or for the veteran except $1,200 of such income shall be considered as the income of the veteran, unless in the judgment of the Administrator to do so would work a hardship upon the veteran; "(2) a veteran shall be considered as living with a spouse, even though they reside apart, unless they are estranged." (b) Section 522 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "§ 522. Net worth limitation "The Administrator shall deny or discontinue payment of pension under section 521 of this title when the corpus of the veteran's estate is such that under all the circumstances, including consideration of the veteran's income, it is reasonable that some part of the corpus be consumed for the veteran's maintenance." SEC. 4. Subchapter III of chapter 15 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out sections 541 through 545 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "§ 541. Widows of World W a r I, World W a r II, or Korean conflict veterans " (a) The Administrator shall pay to the widow of each veteran of World W a r I, World W a r II, or the Korean conflict who met the service requirements of section 521 of this title, or who at the time of his death was receiving (or entitled to receive) compensation or retirement pay for a service-connected disability, pension at the rate prescribed by this section. " (b) If there is no child, pension shall be paid at the monthly rate set forth in column II of the following table opposite the widow's annual income as shown in column I: "Column I

Column II

Annual income More than—

but

Equal to or less than— $600 1,200 1,800

$600 1,200

$60 45 25

"(c) If there is a widow and one child, pension shall be paid at the monthly rate set forth in column II of the following table opposite the widow's annual income as shown in column I: "Column I

Column II

Annual income More than—

$1,000 2,000

but

Equal to or less than— $1,000 2,000 3,000

$75 60 40

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