S 1076 · 106th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Veterans Benefits Act of 1999

Introduced 1999-05-19· Sponsored by Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
Senate Vote
4
House
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(1999-09-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Subtitle A: Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Subtitle B: Compensation Rate Amendments Title II: Educational Benefits Title III: Medical Care Subtitle A: Long-Term Care Subtitle B: Management of Medical Facilities and Property Subtitle C: Homeless Veterans Subtitle D: Other Health Care Provisions Subtitle E: Major Medical Facility Projects Construction Authorization Title IV: Other Benefits Matters Title V: Memorial Affairs Subtitle A: Arlington National Cemetery Subtitle B: World War II Memorial Title VI: United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Veterans Benefits Act of 1999 - Title I: Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment - Subtitle A: Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment - Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 1999, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled adult children, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Requires each such increase to be the same percentage as the i…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

S. 1076, Veterans Benefits Act of 1999

Jul 21, 1999

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on June 23, 1999

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican