Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 90 Part 1.djvu/1425

 PUBLIC LAW 94-433—SEPT. 30, 1976

90 STAT. 1375

SEC. 102. Section 315(1) of title 38, United States Code, as amended— (1) by striking out in subparagraph (A) "$40" and inserting in lieu thereof "$43"; (2) by striking out in subparagraph (B) "$67" and inserting in lieu thereof "$72"; (3) by striking out in subparagraph (C) "$85" and inserting in lieu thereof "$92"; (4) by striking out in subparagraph (D) "$105" and "$19" and inserting in lieu thereof "$113" and "$21", respectively; (5) by striking out in subparagraph (E) "$26" and inserting in lieu thereof "$28"; (6) by striking out in subparagraph (F) "$45" and inserting in lieu thereof "$49"; (7) by striking out in subparagraph (G) "$67" and "$19" and inserting in lieu thereof "$72" and "$21", respectively; (8) by striking out in subparagraph (H) "$32" and inserting in lieu thereof "$35" and by striking out in such subparagraph after the semicolon "and"; (9) by striking out in subparagraph (I) "$61" and inserting in lieu thereof "$66"; and (10) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (J) and inserting the new subparagraph (I) as follows: j " (I) notwithstanding the other provisions of this subsection, the monthly payable amount on account of a spouse who is (1) a patient in a nursing home or (2) helpless or blind, or so nearly helpless or blind as to need or require the regular aid and attendance of another person, shall be $78 for a totally disabled veteran and proportionate amounts for partially disabled veterans in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection; and". TITLE II—SURVIVORS, DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION SEC. 201. Section 411 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: spouse "(a) Dependency and indemnity compensation shall be paid to a surviving spouse, based on the pay grade of the person upon whose death entitlement is predicated, at monthly rates set forth in the following; table: Monthly rate Pay grade "Pay grade Monthly rate E-1 $260 W-4 $372 E-2 268 0 - 1 328 275 0 - 2 E-3 340 E-4 292 O-^ 364 E-5 300 O ^ 384 E-6 307 0 - 5 423 E-7 322 0 - 6 476 E-8 340 0 - 7 516 "355 0 - 8 E-9 565 328 0 - 9 W-1 607 W-2 341 O-IO ="664 W-3 352 " 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 surviving spouse's rate shall be $382. " 2 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 surviving spouse's rate shall be $712.
 * §411. Dependency and indemnity compensation to a surviving

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