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 PUBLIC LAW 94-432—SEPT. 30, 1976

90 STAT. 1372 38 USC 415.

(6) by striking out "$4,500" in subsection (d)(3) and inserting in lieu thereof "$4,760"; and (7) by striking out "$69" in subsection (h) and inserting in lieu thereof "$74". TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS AND EFFECTIVE DATE PROVISIONS

Dependent parents.

38 USC 3001 et seq.

SEC. 401. Section 322(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out "$69" and inserting in lieu thereof "$74". SEC. 402. Subsection 102(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(2) Dependency of a parent shall not be denied (A) solely because of remarriage, or (B) in any case in any State where the monthly income for a mother or father does not exceed minimum levels which the Administrator shall prescribe by regulation, giving due regard to the marital status of the mother or father and additional members of the family whom the mother or father is under a moral or legal obligation to support.". SEC. 403. Chapter 51 of title 38, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) the analysis of subchapter I is amended by adding at the end the following: "3006. Furnishing of information by other agencies."; and

38 USC 3006.

Nonserviceconnected disability or death. 38 USC 501 note. 38 USC 501 et seq.

Report to Congress and President.

(2) subchapter I is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "The head of any Federal department or agency shall provide such information to the Administrator as he may request for purposes of determining eligibility for or amount of benefits, or veriiying other information with respect thereto.". SEC. 404. (a) The Congress finds and declares that the pension program for nonservice-connected disability or death, authorized in chapter 15 of title 38, United States Code, and administered by the Veterans' Administration— (1) does not provide sufficient assistance to meet the needs of some eligible veterans and survivors; (2) has developed some inconsistencies, inequities, and anomalies which prevent it from operating in the most efficient and equitable manner; and (3) subjects many pensioners annually to reductions in their pensions. The Congress further finds and declares that it lacks sufficient longrange information as to actual and anticipated financial characteristics of potential pensioners (and their families) upon which to estimate costs of existing alternative pension programs. (b) No later than October 1, 1977, the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall submit a report to Congress and the President. The report shall contain the findings and recommendations of a comprehensive investigation, analysis, and evaluation of existing and alternative nonservice-connected pension programs, and shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Income characteristics of veterans and survivors currently in receipt of nonservice-connected pension.
 * § 3066. Furnishing of information by other agencies

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