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Annual income limitations, increase, 38 USC 5-21 note, 38 USC 521 note.

One parent.

Two parents,

PUBLIC LAW 93-527-DEC. 21, 1974

[88 STAT.

(1) by amending subsection (a) by striking out "$44" and "$18" arid inserting in lieu thereof "$49" "$20", respectively; and (2) by amending subsection (c) by striking out "$2,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$2,400". SEC. 5. Section 544 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out "$55" and inserting in lieu thereof "$64". SEC. 6. Section 4 of Public Law 90-275 (82 Stat. 68) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 4. The annual income limitations governing payment of pension under the first sentence of section 9(b) of the Veterans' Pension Act of 1959 hereafter shall be $2,600 and $3,900, instead of $2,200 and $3,500, respectively.". g^^ ^^ Section 415 of title 38, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: "(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, if there is only one parent, dependency and indemnity compensation shall be paid to him according to the following formula: If annual income is $800 or less, the monthly rate of dependency and indemnity compensation shall be $123. For each $1 of annual income in excess of $800 up to and including $1,000, the monthly rate shall be reduced 3 cents; for each $1 of annual income in excess of $1,000 up to and including $1,300, the monthly rate shall be reduced 4 cents; for each $1 of annual income in excess of $1,300 up to and including $1,600, the monthly rate shall be reduced 5 cents; for each $1 of annual income in excess of $1,600 up to and including $1,800, the monthly rate shall be reduced 6 cents; for each $1 of annual income in excess of $1,800 up to and including $2,000, the monthly rate shall be reduced 7 cents; and for each $1 annual income in excess of $2,000 up to and including $3,000, the monthly rate shall be reduced 8 cents; but in no event shall the monthly rate of dependency and indemnity compensation be less than $4. No dependency and indemnity compensation shall be paid if annual income exceeds $3,000. "(2) If there is only one parent and he has remarried and is living with his spouse, dependency and indemnity compensation shall be paid to him under either the formula of paragraph (1) of this subsection or under the formula in subsection (d), whichever is the greater. In such a case of remarriage the total combined annual income of the parent and his spouse shall be counted in determining the monthly rate of dependency and indemnity compensation under the appropriate formula."; (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: " ^(.^ Exccpt as provided in subsection (d), if there are two parents, but they are not living together, dependency and indemnity compensation shall be paid to each according to the following formula: If the annual income of each parent is $800 or less, the monthly rate of dependency and indemnity payable to each shall be $86. For each $1 of annual income in excess of $800 up to and including $1,100, the monthly rate shall be reduced 2 cents; for each $1 of annual income in excess of $1,100 up to and including $2,100, the monthly rate shall be reduced 4 cents; for each $1 of annual income in excess of $2,100 up to and including $2,500, the monthly rate shall be reduced 5 cents; and for each $1 of annual income in excess of $2,500 up to and including $3,000, the monthly rate shall be reduced 6 cents; but in no event shall the monthly rate of dependency and indemnity compensation be less than $4. No dependency and indemnity compensation shall be paid to a parent whose annual income exceeds $3,000.";

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