Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 93.djvu/1016

 93 STAT. 984

PUBLIC LAW 96-128—NOV. 28, 1979 CLOrmNG ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS

92 Stat. 1562. 38 USC 362.

SEC. 103. Section 362 is amended by striking out "$218" and inserting in lieu thereof "$240". ELIGIBILITY FOR AID AND ATTENDANCE ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN VETERANS

92 Stat. 1561. 38 USC 314.

SEC. 104. Section 314(r) is amended— (1) by striking out "the" the first place it appears; (2) by striking out "or" after "this section and inserting in lieu thereof a comma; (3) by inserting "or at the intermediate rate authorized between the rates authorized under subsections (n) and (o) of this section and at the rate authorized under subsection (k) of this section," after "subsection (p) of this section,"; and (4) by striking out "compensation under subsection (o) or (p) of this section—" and inserting in lieu thereof "compensation—". DETERMINATION O F INTERMEDIATE RATES

SEC. 105. Subsection (p) of section 314 is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end thereof a period and "Any intermediate rate under this subsection shall be established at the arithmetic mean, rounded to the nearest dollar, between the two rates concerned". TITLE n-SURVIVORS' DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION BENEFITS RATES OF DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES

92 Stat. 1562. 38 USC 411.

SEC. 201. (a) Subsection (a) of section 411 is amended to read as follows: "(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: "Pay grade E-1

E-2 E-3 E-4 E-5 E-6 E-7 E-8 E-9 W-1 W-2 W-3

Monthly rate $326

337 345 367 377 386 404 426 '446 413 430 442

Pay grade W-4,

O-l 0-2 0-3 0-4 0-5 0-6 0-7 0-8 0-9 O-IO

Monthly rate

413 426 457 482 532 598 648 710 763 2835

" ' If the veteran served as sergeant m^or of the Army, senior enlisted advisor of the Navy, chief master sergeant of the Air Force, sergeant mcyor of the Marine Corps, or master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard, at the applicable time designated by section 402 of this title, the surviving spouse's rate shall be $480. " * 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 section 402 of this title, the surviving spouse's rate shall be $895.".

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