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Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 1984

Introduced: May 21, 1984 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 24 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 24, 1984
Became Public Law No: 98-543.
Oct 24, 1984
Signed by President.
Oct 19, 1984
Presented to President.
Oct 18, 1984
Measure Signed in Senate.
Oct 9, 1984
Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate amendment by Voice Vote.
Oct 9, 1984
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate amendment by Voice Vote.
Oct 5, 1984
House Concurred, in Senate Amendments , with Amendments.
Oct 5, 1984
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Concurred, in Senate Amendments , with Amendments.
Oct 2, 1984
Passed Senate in lieu of S. 2736 with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
Oct 2, 1984
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 2736 with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
Oct 2, 1984
Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 2736 amended.
Oct 2, 1984
Measure laid before Senate.
Oct 2, 1984
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1302.
Oct 2, 1984
Senate Committee on Veterans discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 19, 1984
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.
Jun 18, 1984
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 18, 1984
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 18, 1984
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Jun 7, 1984
Placed on Union Calendar No: 481.
Jun 7, 1984
Reported to House by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Report No: 98-828.
Jun 7, 1984
Ordered to be Reported.
May 22, 1984
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 21, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 21, 1984
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans' Compensation Amendments for Fiscal Year 1985 - Title I: Disability Compensation and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation - Part A: Rate Increases - Increases the rates of: (1) veterans' disability compensation; (2) additional compensation for dependents; (3) the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans; and (4) dependency and indemnity compensation.

Part B: Compensation Program Amendments - Includes lupus erythematosus systemic among the chronic diseases considered to be service-connected for purposes of veterans' benefits if it manifests itself to a degree of ten percent or more within one year of separation from service.

Decreases from 50 to 30 percent the percentage of disability required to make a peacetime service-connected disabled veteran eligible to receive additional compensation for dependents.

Title II: Other Veterans' Program Improvements - Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to establish the Advisory Committee on Veterans Exposed to Ionizing Radiation to advise the Administrator on benefits provided, compensation needs of veterans, dependents, and survivors, and disabilities or disorders stemming from a veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation during active military service. Requires the Committee to report to the Administrator by July 1, 1985, and biannually thereafter on activities of the Veterans Administration and recommendations for changes pertaining to veterans exposed to such radiation. Directs the Administrator to submit such report to Congress.

Requires a permanently and totally disabled from a non-service-connected disability veteran under age 50 who applies for and receives a military pension to undergo a vocational evaluation. Allows any veteran who the Administrator of Veterans Affairs determines can achieve a vocational goal to undertake such training. Limits such training to 48 months. Suspends pension payment to any veteran failing to participate as required by the Administrator.

Continues the drugs and medicine entitlement of housebound or regularly attended veterans who participate in vocational training without regard to income limitations.

Increases the maximum amount of insurance available under the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance program.

Increases the amount of automobile and adaptive equipment assistance the Administrator of Veterans Affairs may provide to an eligible person.

What's happening now October 24, 1984

Became Public Law No: 98-543.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1