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 89 STAT. 396

Increased compensation, effective date.

PUBLIC LAW 94-71—AUG. 5, 1975 SEC. 102. Section 315(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out "$36" in subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu thereof "$40"; (2) by striking out "$61" in subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof "$67"; (3) by striking out "$77" in subparagraph (C) and inserting in lieu thereof "$85"; (4) by striking out "$95" and "$17" in subparagraph (I)) and inserting in lieu thereof "$105" and "$19", lespocti vely; (5) by striking out "$24" in subparagraph (E) and inserting in lieu thereof "$26"; (6) by striking out "$41" in subparagraph (F) and inserting in lieu thereof "$45"; (7) by striking out "$61" and "$17" in subparagraph (G) and inserting in lieu thereof "$67" and "$19", respectively; (8) by striking out "$29" in subparagraph (H) and inserting in lieu thereof "$32"; and (9) by striking out "$55" in subparagraph (I) and inserting in lieu thereof "$61". SEC. 103. Section 362 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out "$150" and inserting in lieu thereof "$175". SEC. 104. Section 3010 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) of subsection (b) as paragraph (3); and (2) by inserting immediately after paragraph (1) thereof the following new paragraph: "(2) The effective date of an award of increased compensation shall be the earliest date as of which it is ascertainable that an increase in disability had occurred, if application is received within one year from such date.". TITLE II—SURVIVORS DEPENDENCEY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION

Widows.

SEC. 201. Section 411 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(a) Dependency and indemnity compensation shall be paid to a widow, based on the pay grade of her deceased husband, at monthly rates set forth in the following table: "Pay

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$241 248 255 270 278 284 298 315 ^329 304 316 326

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rate

$344 304 315 337 356 392 441 478 523 562 =^615

" 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 sec. 402 of this title, the widow's rate shall be $354. " »If the veteran served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, or Commandant of the Marine Corps, at the applicable time designated by sec. 402 of this title, the widow's rate shall be $660.

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