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PUBLIC LAW 89-137-AUG. 26, 1965

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practicable, to such areas as may be designated as "redevelopment areas" or "economic development centers" under the authority of section 401 or 403 of this Act: Provided, however, That this section shall not be construed as limiting such administrative discretion as may have been conferred under any other law. SEC. 716. All financial and technical assistance authorized under this Act shall be in addition to any Federal assistance previously authorized, and no provision hereof shall be construed as authorizing or permitting any reduction or diminution in the proportional amount of Federal assistance to which any State or other entity eligible under this Act would otherwise be entitled under the provisions of any other Act. Approved August 26, 1965. Public Law 89-137 August 26, 1965 [H. R. 206]

AN ACT To provide a realistic cost-of-living increase in rates of subsistence allowances paid to disabled veterans pvirsning vocational rehabilitation training.

Be it enacted by the Senate and Hou^ie of Representatives of the subsis"enci"a"' ^''^^t^^ Stutes of America In Congress assembled, That (a) section l o w a n c e, i n c r e a s e 1504 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by deleting subsec72 Stat. 1172. tion (c) thereof, redesignating subsection " (d) " as " (c) " and by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: " (b) The subsistence allowance of a veteran-trainee is to be determined in accordance with the following table, and shall be the monthly amount shown in column II, III, or TV (whichever is applicable as determined by the veteran's dependency status) opposite the appropriate type of training as specified in column I: "Column I

Column II

Column III

Column IV

Type of training

No dependents

One dependent

Two 01 more dependents

Institutional on-farm, apprentice or other on-job training

72 Stat. 1121; 74 Stat. 165.

38 USC 15011510.

Effective date.

$110 95

$150 125

$175 150

Where any trainee has more than two dependents and is not eligible to receive additional compensation as provided by section 315 or section 335 (whichever is applicable) of this title, the subsistence allowance prescribed in column IV of the foregoing table shall be increased by an additional $5 per month for each dependent in excess of two." (b) Section 315 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by deleting " (a) " and subsection (b) thereof. (c) Any veteran-trainee receiving subsistence allowance on the date of the enactment of this Act while pursuing a course of vocational rehabilitation authorized by chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, shall not have such allowance reduced by reason of the amendments contained in such Act. S>:c. 2. The foregoing provisions of this Act shall become effective on the first day of the second calendar month which begins following the date of enactment of this Act. Approved August 26, 1965.

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