HR 9994 · 95th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to provide that the survivors of a veteran who was rated totally and permanently service-connected disabled for a period of at least 10 years would be entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation as though the veteran had died from a service-connected disability.

Introduced 1977-11-03· Sponsored by Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(1977-11-03)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of any veteran who was rated totally and permanently service-connected disabled for at least ten years, as though the cause of death were service-connected.…

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