HR 1598 · 101th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve pension benefits for World War I veterans and for surviving spouses of such veterans.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(1989-03-23)
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Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to add $2,400 (currently $800) annually in such benefits to veterans of World War I who were not provided with the educational and home-loan benefits that were provided to veterans of later periods. Increases by $800 annually the rate of pension payable to a qualifying surviving spouse of a veteran of World War I.…
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