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 PUBLIC LAW 95-479—OCT. 18, 1978

92 STAT. 1565

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" ( ^) lilt'^ y- waiver of such pay in accoidanco with section;]10r> of this title in the amount of such pension or compensation before the end of the one-year period beginning on the date such person is notified by the Veterans' Administration of such person's eligibility for such pension or compensation, the retired or retirement pay of such person shall be exempt from taxation, as provided in subsection (a) of this section, in an amount equal to the amount of pension or compensation which would have been paid to such person but for the receipt by such person of such pay.". IfATK OK SI'KCIAL I'KNSKtN I'OK MKDAI. OK IIOXOK KKCII'IKXTS

SEC. 302. Section 562(a) is amended by striking out "$100"' and 38 USC 562. inserting in lieu thereof "$200". BURIAL BEXEFITS

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SEC. 803. (a) Section 902(a) and section 903(a)(1) are amended by striking out "$250" and inserting in lieu thereof "$300''. (b) Section 906(b) is amended by striking out "dying in the service, and". (c) The first sentence of section 907 is amended by inserting "the greater of (1) $1,100, or (2) " after "not exceeding". AI:T0M0BILE

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38 USC 902, ^^3. 38 USC 906. 38 USC 907.

IMSABf.ED VETERANS

SEC. 304. Section 1902(a) is amended by striking out ".'^3.300" and inserting in lieu thereof "$3,800".

38 USC 1902.

S T I D Y OF IIEALTH-CARE AND COMPENSATiON NEEDS OF FOK'MER I'l.TSdNEItS OF W^\R

SEC. 305. (a) The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall carry out a comprehensive study of the disability compensation awarded to, and the health-care needs of, veterans who are former prisoners of war. The Administrator shall include in such study— (1) descriptions and analyses of the repatriation procedures, including physical examinations, for former prisoners of war and the adequacy of such procedures and the resultant medical records of former prisoners of w a r; (2) the types and severity of disabilities that are particularly prevalent among former prisoners of war in various theaters of operation at various times; (3) a description and analysis of procedures used with respect to former prisoners of war in determining eligibility for healthcare benefits and in adjudicating claims for disability compensation, including an analysis of the current use of statutor}' and regulatory provisions specifically relating to former prisoners of w a r; and (4) a survey and analysis of the medical liteiature on the health-related problems of former prisoners of war. " (b) The Administrator shall transmit to the Congress and to the President a report on the results of such study not later than February 1, 1980. Such report shall include recommendations for such administrative and legislative action as the Administrator considers

38 USC 301 note,

Report to Congress and President,

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