S 1132 · 108th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Veterans' Benefits Enhancements Act of 2003

Introduced 2003-05-22· Sponsored by Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
Senate Vote
4
House
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.(2003-12-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Veterans' Survivors Benefits Enhancements Act of 2003 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to increase the rates of: (1) survivors' and dependents' educational assistance; and (2) assistance for correspondence courses and apprenticeship training. Provides a duration of 36 months for survivors' and dependents' educational assistance (currently, 45 months) for a person who first files a claim after the date of enactment of this Act. Increases by $250 the monthly rate of dependency and indemnity compensation in the case of a surviving spouse with one or more children under the age of 18. Continues such additional payment until all of that spouse's children reach 18 years of age, for not more than five years following the veteran's death. Makes eligible for burial in national cemeteries a surviving spouse who had a subsequent remarriage (currently, a surviving spouse who had a subsequent remarriage which was terminated by death or divorce). Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide to any child of a veteran of covered service in Korea who is suffering from spina bifida the health care, vocational training and rehabilitation, and monetary allowance currently requ…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

S. 1132, Veterans' Benefits Enhancements Act of 2003

Oct 16, 2003

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on September 30, 2003</p>

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S. 1132, Veterans' Benefits Enhancements Act of 2003

Oct 16, 2003

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on September 30, 2003

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (2)

2 Republicans