HR 784
106th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Disabled
Disabled veterans
Ex-prisoners of war
Families
Labor and Employment
Married people
Survivors' benefits
Veterans' disability compensation
Veterans' pensions
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the surviving spouses of certain former prisoners of war dying with a service-connected disability rated totally disabling at the time of death.
Introduced: February 23, 1999
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4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 10, 1999
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 9, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Feb 23, 1999
Introduced in House
Feb 23, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Plain-English summary
Authorizes the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the surviving spouse of a veteran who died while totally disabled from a service-connected disability, who was a former prisoner of war who died after September 30, 1999, and who had been diagnosed as having one of the diseases specified as being service-connected (and therefore compensable) under veterans' disability compensation or benefits provisions.
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Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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