Veterans' and Survivors' Pension Improvement Act of 1978: Hearing Before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, Second Session, on S. 2384, Friday, February 3, 1978 |
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95th Congress aid and attendance amended American Legion amounts equal amounts paid annual countable income annual rate applicable child or children clause Committee bill Congress Consumer Price Index corpus cost cost-of-living increases current law current pension program current-work income custody death dependency and indemnity determining dollar earned income effective date election eligible for pension enacted estimate existing section housebound improved dependency improved pension benefits income exclusion income standard indemnity compensation Korean conflict legislation medical expenses month need of regular parent pension payable pension rates pension under section percent permanently and totally person poverty threshold Public Law reason receiving pension reduced regular aid retirement section 521 security pension social security benefits Spanish-American War spouse or child subchapter subsection Supplemental Security Income surviving child surviving spouse tion title 38 totally disabled United States Code veteran's spouse Veterans Administration veterans and survivors widows World War II
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Page 697 - Senator from California. The motion was agreed to. The Presiding Officer. The question is on the engrossment of the amendment and the third reading of the bill. The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a third time. The bill was read the third time. ******* Mr.
Page 701 - May 8, 1985, in the case of a surviving spouse of a Vietnam era veteran; »"(2) for one year or more; or "(3) for any period of time if a child was born of the marriage, or was born to them before the marriage. "(f) Notwithstanding subsections (b),
Page 557 - before February 1, 1965, if the veteran served during the Korean conflict; or before May 8, 1985, if the veteran served during the Vietnam era: (2) for 1 year or more; or (3) for any period of time if a child was born of the marriage or to them
Page 764 - prescribed in section 521 (j) of this title, or who at the time of death was receiving (or entitled to receive) compensation or retirement pay for a service-connected disability, and (2) who is not in the custody of a surviving spouse eligible for pension under section 541 of this title, pension at the
Page 702 - (4) proceeds of fire insurance policies; "(5) profit realized from the disposition of real or personal property other than in the course of a business ; "(6) amounts in joint accounts in banks and similar institutions acquired by reason of death of the other joint owner ; "(7) (A) except as provided in
Page 248 - 10 percent of the amount of payments to an individual under public or private retirement, annuity, endowment, or similar plans or programs; (7) amounts equal to amounts paid by a spouse of a veteran for the expenses of such veteran's last illness, and by a surviving spouse or child of a deceased veteran for
Page 785 - (4) The term 'period of war* means the Mexican border period, World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict, the Vietnam era, and the period beginning on the date of any future declaration of war by the Congress and ending on the date prescribed by Presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of the Congress.
Page 555 - the surviving spouse of a veteran of World War I or a later period of war who met the service requirements of section 521 or who at the time of death was receiving (or entitled to receive) compensation or retirement pay for a service-connected disability may receive pension at specified rates.
Page 771 - of the Senate to the bill (HR 10173) to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the pension programs for veterans, and survivors of veterans, of the Mexican border period. World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict, and the Vietnam era, and for other purposes, having met, after
Page 715 - of the Senate to the bill (HR 10173) to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the pension programs for veterans and survivors of veterans of the Mexican border period, World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict, and the Vietnam era, and for other purposes, having met, after