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[CITE: 38USC1311]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
                        PART II--GENERAL BENEFITS
 
CHAPTER 13--DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED 
                                 DEATHS
 
          SUBCHAPTER II--DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION
 
Sec. 1311. Dependency and indemnity compensation to a surviving 
        spouse
        
    (a)(1) Dependency and indemnity compensation shall be paid to a 
surviving spouse at the monthly rate of $881.
    (2) The rate under paragraph (1) shall be increased by $191 in the 
case of the death of a veteran who at the time of death was in receipt 
of or was entitled to receive (or but for the receipt of retired pay or 
retirement pay was entitled to receive) compensation for a service-
connected disability that was rated totally disabling for a continuous 
period of at least eight years immediately preceding death. In 
determining the period of a veteran's disability for purposes of the 
preceding sentence, only periods in which the veteran was married to the 
surviving spouse shall be considered.
    (3) In the case of dependency and indemnity compensation paid to a 
surviving spouse that is predicated on the death of a veteran before 
January 1, 1993, the monthly rate of such compensation shall be the 
amount based on the pay grade of such veteran, as set forth in the 
following table, if the amount is greater than the total amount 
determined with respect to that veteran under paragraphs (1) and (2):

Pay grade                                                   Monthly rate
            E-1.................................                    $881
            E-2.................................                     881
            E-3.................................                     881
            E-4.................................                     881
            E-5.................................                     881
            E-6.................................                     881
            E-7.................................                     911
            E-8.................................                     962
            E-9.................................               \1\ 1,003
            W-1.................................                     930
            W-2.................................                     968
            W-3.................................                     997
            W-4.................................                   1,054
            O-1.................................                     930
            O-2.................................                     962
            O-3.................................                   1,028
            O-4.................................                   1,087
            O-5.................................                   1,198
            O-6.................................                   1,349
            O-7.................................                   1,458
            O-8.................................                   1,598
            O-9.................................                   1,712
            O-10................................               \2\ 1,878

      \1\ If the veteran served as sergeant major of the Army, senior 
 enlisted advisor of the Navy, chief master sergeant of the Air Force, 
sergeant major of the Marine Corps, or master chief petty officer of the 
 Coast Guard, at the applicable time designated by section 1302 of this 
           title, the surviving spouse's rate shall be $1,082.

    \2\ If the veteran served as Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, 
  Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Commandant of the Marine Corps, or 
  Commandant of the Coast Guard, at the applicable time designated by 
section 1302 of this title, the surviving spouse's rate shall be $2,013.

    (b) If there is a surviving spouse with one or more children below 
the age of eighteen of a deceased veteran, the dependency and indemnity 
compensation paid monthly to the surviving spouse shall be increased by 
$222 for each such child.
    (c) The monthly rate of dependency and indemnity compensation 
payable to a surviving spouse shall be increased by $222 if the spouse 
is (1) a patient in a nursing home or (2) helpless or blind, or so 
nearly helpless or blind as to need or require the regular aid and 
attendance of another person.
    (d) The monthly rate of dependency and indemnity compensation 
payable to a surviving spouse shall be increased by $107 if the 
surviving spouse is, by reason of disability, permanently housebound but 
does not qualify for the aid and attendance allowance under subsection 
(c) of this section. For the purposes of this subsection, the 
requirement of ``permanently housebound'' will be considered to have 
been met when the surviving spouse is substantially confined to such 
surviving spouse's home (ward or clinical areas, if institutionalized) 
or immediate premises by reason of a disability or disabilities which it 
is reasonably certain will remain throughout such surviving spouse's 
lifetime.

(Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1127, Sec. 411; Pub. L. 87-268, 
Sec. 1(b), Sept. 21, 1961, 75 Stat. 566; Pub. L. 88-21, Sec. 1, May 15, 
1963, 77 Stat. 17; Pub. L. 88-134, Sec. 1, Oct. 5, 1963, 77 Stat. 223; 
Pub. L. 91-24, Sec. 4(b), June 11, 1969, 83 Stat. 33; Pub. L. 91-96, 
Sec. 3, Oct. 27, 1969, 83 Stat. 144; Pub. L. 91-588, Sec. 3(a), Dec. 24, 
1970, 84 Stat. 1583; Pub. L. 92-197, Sec. 1, Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 
660; Pub. L. 92-455, Sec. 4, Oct. 2, 1972, 86 Stat. 761; Pub. L. 93-295, 
title II, Sec. 201, May 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 182; Pub. L. 94-71, title II, 
Sec. 201, Aug. 5, 1975, 89 Stat. 396; Pub. L. 94-433, title II, 
Sec. 201, Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1375; Pub. L. 95-117, title II, 
Sec. 201, Oct. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 1064; Pub. L. 95-479, title II, 
Sec. 201, Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1562; Pub. L. 96-128, title II, 
Sec. 201, Nov. 28, 1979, 93 Stat. 984; Pub. L. 96-385, title II, 
Sec. 201, Oct. 7, 1980, 94 Stat. 1529; Pub. L. 97-66, title II, 
Sec. 201, Oct. 17, 1981, 95 Stat. 1028; Pub. L. 97-253, title IV, 
Sec. 405(e), Sept. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 804; Pub. L. 97-306, title I, 
Secs. 104, 107, Oct. 14, 1982, 96 Stat. 1430, 1431; Pub. L. 98-223, 
title I, Sec. 104, Mar. 2, 1984, 98 Stat. 38; Pub. L. 98-543, title I, 
Sec. 104, Oct. 24, 1984, 98 Stat. 2736; Pub. L. 99-238, title I, 
Sec. 104, Jan. 13, 1986, 99 Stat. 1766; Pub. L. 99-576, title I, 
Sec. 104, Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3251; Pub. L. 100-180, div. A, title 
XIII, Sec. 1314(d)[(1)], Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1176; Pub. L. 100-227, 
title I, Sec. 104, Dec. 31, 1987, 101 Stat. 1554; Pub. L. 100-687, div. 
B, title XI, Sec. 1104, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4124; Pub. L. 101-237, 
title I, Sec. 104, Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2063; Pub. L. 102-3, Sec. 5, 
Feb. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 9; renumbered Sec. 1311 and amended Pub. L. 102-
83, Sec. 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 102-152, 
Sec. 5, Nov. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 986; Pub. L. 102-568, title I, 
Sec. 102(a), (b), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4321, 4322; Pub. L. 103-78, 
Sec. 4, Aug. 13, 1993, 107 Stat. 768; Pub. L. 103-140, Sec. 5, Nov. 11, 
1993, 107 Stat. 1486; Pub. L. 105-98, Sec. 5, Nov. 19, 1997, 111 Stat. 
2156; Pub. L. 105-178, title VIII, Sec. 8207(a), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 
495; Pub. L. 106-117, title V, Sec. 502(b), Nov. 30, 1999, 113 Stat. 
1574; Pub. L. 106-118, Sec. 5, Nov. 30, 1999, 113 Stat. 1602.)


                               Amendments

    1999--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 106-118, Sec. 5(a)(1), substituted 
``$881'' for ``$850''.
    Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 106-118, Sec. 5(a)(2), substituted ``$191'' 
for ``$185''.
    Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 106-118, Sec. 5(b), generally upgraded 
monthly rates for all pay grades, substituted ``section 1302 of this 
title'' for ``section 402 of this title'' and ``$1,082'' for ``$1,044'' 
in footnote 1, and substituted ``section 1302 of this title'' for 
``section 402 of this title'' and ``$2,013'' for ``$1,941'' in footnote 
2.
    Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 106-118, Sec. 5(c), (d), substituted 
``$222'' for ``$215''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106-118, Sec. 5(e), substituted ``$107'' for 
``$104''.
    Pub. L. 106-117 struck out subsec. (e) which provided that the 
termination by death, divorce, or annulment of the remarriage of the 
surviving spouse of a veteran or cessation of a surviving spouse living 
with another person would not bar the furnishing of dependency or 
indemnity compensation in the absence of fraud.
    1998--Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 105-178 added subsec. (e).
    1997--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 105-98, Sec. 5(a)(1), substituted 
``$850'' for ``$769''.
    Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 105-98, Sec. 5(a)(2), substituted ``$185'' 
for ``$169''.
    Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 105-98, Sec. 5(b), inserted table entries 
for pay grades E-1 to E-6, generally upgraded monthly rates in table for 
pay grades E-7 to E-9, W-1 to W-4, and O-1 to O-10, substituted 
``section 402 of this title'' for ``section 1302 of this title'' and 
``$1,044'' for ``$943'' in footnote 1, and substituted ``section 402 of 
this title'' for ``section 1302 of this title'' and ``$1,941'' for 
``$1,753'' in footnote 2.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-98, Sec. 5(c), substituted ``$215 for each 
such child.'' for ``$100 for each such child during fiscal year 1993, 
$150 for each such child during fiscal year 1994, and $200 for each such 
child thereafter.''
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105-98, Sec. 5(d), substituted ``$215'' for 
``$195''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 105-98, Sec. 5(e), substituted ``$104'' for 
``$95''.
    1993--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 103-140, Sec. 5(1), substituted 
``$769'' for ``$750''.
    Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 103-140, Sec. 5(2), substituted ``$169'' for 
``$165''.
    Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 103-140, Sec. 5(3), generally upgraded 
monthly rates in table for pay grades E-7 to E-9, W-1 to W-4, and O-1 to 
O-10, struck out table entries for pay grades E-1 to E-6, and 
substituted ``$943'' for ``$934'' in footnote 1 and ``section 1302'' for 
``section 402'' and ``$1,753'' for ``$1,744'' in footnote 2.
    Pub. L. 103-78, Sec. 4(1), generally upgraded monthly rates for all 
pay grades in table.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103-140, Sec. 5(4), substituted ``$195'' for 
``$191''.
    Pub. L. 103-78, Sec. 4(2), substituted ``$191'' for ``$185''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103-140, Sec. 5(5), substituted ``$95'' for 
``$93''.
    Pub. L. 103-78, Sec. 4(3), substituted ``$93'' for ``$90''.
    1992--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-568, Sec. 102(a), added pars. (1) to 
(3) before table and struck out former provision before table which read 
as follows: ``Dependency and indemnity compensation shall be paid to a 
surviving spouse, based on the pay grade of the person upon whose death 
entitlement is predicated, at monthly rates set forth in the following 
table:''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-568, Sec. 102(b), substituted ``$100 for 
each such child during fiscal year 1993, $150 for each such child during 
fiscal year 1994, and $200 for each such child thereafter'' for ``$71 
for each such child''.
    1991--Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(a), renumbered section 411 of this 
title as this section.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-152, Sec. 5(1), generally upgraded monthly 
rates for all pay grades.
    Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(c)(1), substituted ``1302'' for ``402'' in 
footnotes 1 and 2.
    Pub. L. 102-3, Sec. 5(1), generally upgraded monthly rates for all 
pay grades.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-152, Sec. 5(2), substituted ``$71'' for 
``$68''.
    Pub. L. 102-3, Sec. 5(2), substituted ``$68'' for ``$65''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-152, Sec. 5(3), substituted ``$185'' for 
``$178''.
    Pub. L. 102-3, Sec. 5(3), substituted ``$178'' for ``$169''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102-152, Sec. 5(4), substituted ``$90'' for 
``$87''.
    Pub. L. 102-3, Sec. 5(4), substituted ``$87'' for ``$83''.
    1989--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101-237, Sec. 104(1), generally upgraded 
monthly rates for all pay grades.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-237, Sec. 104(2), substituted ``$65'' for 
``$62''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101-237, Sec. 104(3), substituted ``$169'' for 
``$161''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101-237, Sec. 104(4), substituted ``$83'' for 
``$79''.
    1988--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-687, Sec. 1104(1), generally upgraded 
monthly rates for all pay grades.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100-687, Sec. 1104(2), substituted ``$62'' for 
``$60''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100-687, Sec. 1104(3), substituted ``$161'' for 
``$155''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 100-687, Sec. 1104(4), substituted ``$79'' for 
``$76''.
    1987--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-227, Sec. 104(1), generally upgraded 
monthly rates for all pay grades.
    Pub. L. 100-180 inserted ``or Vice Chairman'' in footnote 2 after 
table.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100-227, Sec. 104(2), substituted ``$60'' for 
``$58''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100-227, Sec. 104(3), substituted ``$155'' for 
``$149''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 100-227, Sec. 104(4), substituted ``$76'' for 
``$73''.
    1986--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-576, Sec. 104(1), generally upgraded 
monthly rates for all pay grades.
    Pub. L. 99-238, Sec. 104(1), generally upgraded monthly rates for 
all pay grades.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99-576, Sec. 104(2), substituted ``$58'' for 
``$57''.
    Pub. L. 99-238, Sec. 104(2), substituted ``$57'' for ``$55''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99-576, Sec. 104(3), substituted ``$149'' for 
``$147''.
    Pub. L. 99-238, Sec. 104(3), substituted ``$147'' for ``$143''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99-576, Sec. 104(4), substituted ``$73'' for 
``$72''.
    Pub. L. 99-238, Sec. 104(4), substituted ``$72'' for ``$70''.
    1984--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98-543, Sec. 104(a), generally upgraded 
monthly rates for all pay grades.
    Pub. L. 98-223, Sec. 104(a), generally upgraded monthly rates for 
all pay grades.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98-543, Sec. 104(b), substituted ``$55'' for 
``$53''.
    Pub. L. 98-223, Sec. 104(b), substituted ``$53'' for ``$51''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 98-543, Sec. 104(c), substituted ``$143'' for 
``$139''.
    Pub. L. 98-223, Sec. 104(c), substituted ``$139'' for ``$134''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 98-543, Sec. 104(d), substituted ``$70'' for 
``$68''.
    Pub. L. 98-223, Sec. 104(d), substituted ``$68'' for ``$66''.
    1982--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97-306, Secs. 104(a), 107, 108, generally 
upgraded monthly rates for all pay grades, and repealed amendments made 
by Pub. L. 97-253, Sec. 405(e)(1), eff. Oct. 1, 1982.
    Pub. L. 97-253, Sec. 405(e)(1), (h), eff. Jan. 1, 1983, lowered 
monthly rates for all grades and for positions mentioned in footnotes by 
$1, except for grades E-3 through E-7.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97-306, Secs. 104(b), 107, 108, substituted 
``$51'' for ``$48'', and repealed amendment made by Pub. L. 97-253, 
Sec. 405(e)(2), eff. Oct. 1, 1982.
    Pub. L. 97-253, Sec. 405(e)(2), (h), eff. Jan. 1, 1983, substituted 
``$47'' for ``$48'' after ``shall be increased by''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97-306, Secs. 104(c), 107, 108, substituted 
``$134'' for ``$125'', and repealed amendment made by Pub. L. 97-253, 
Sec. 405(e)(3), eff. Oct. 1, 1982.
    Pub. L. 97-253, Sec. 405(e)(3), (h), eff. Jan. 1, 1983, substituted 
``$124'' for ``$125''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 97-306, Secs. 104(d), 107, 108, substituted 
``$66'' for ``$62'', and repealed amendment made by Pub. L. 97-253, 
Sec. 405(e)(4), eff. Oct. 1, 1982.
    Pub. L. 97-253, Sec. 405(e)(4), (h), eff. Jan. 1, 1983, substituted 
``$61'' for ``$62'' after ``shall be increased by''.
    1981--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97-66, Sec. 201(a), generally upgraded 
monthly rates for all pay grades.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97-66, Sec. 201(b), increased from $43 to $48 
monthly dependency and indemnity compensation rate for each child.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97-66, Sec. 201(c), increased monthly rate of 
compensation from $112 to $125.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 97-66, Sec. 201(d), increased monthly rate of 
compensation from $56 to $62.
    1980--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96-385, Sec. 201(a), generally upgraded 
monthly rates for all pay grades.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96-385, Sec. 201(b), increased from $38 to $43 
monthly dependency and indemnity compensation rate for each child.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96-385, Sec. 201(c), increased monthly rate of 
compensation from $98 to $112.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 96-385, Sec. 201(d), increased monthly rate of 
compensation from $49 to $56.
    1979--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96-128, Sec. 201(a), generally upgraded 
monthly rates for all pay grades.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96-128, Sec. 201(b), increased from $35 to $38 
monthly dependency and indemnity compensation rate for each child.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96-128, Sec. 201(c), increased monthly rate of 
compensation from $89 to $98.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 96-128, Sec. 201(d), increased monthly rate 
from $45 to $49.
    1978--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95-479, Sec. 201(a), generally upgraded 
monthly rates for all pay grades.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95-479, Sec. 201(b), increased from $33 to $35 
monthly dependency and indemnity compensation rate for each child.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95-479, Sec. 201(c), increased monthly rate of 
compensation from $83 to $89.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 95-479, Sec. 201(d), added subsec. (d).
    1977--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95-117 generally upgraded monthly rates 
for all pay grades.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95-117 increased from $31 to $33 monthly 
dependency and indemnity compensation rate for each child.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95-117 increased monthly rate of compensation 
payable to a surviving spouse from $78 to $83.
    1976--Pub. L. 94-433 substituted ``surviving spouse'' for ``widow'' 
in section catchline.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94-433 substituted ``surviving spouse'' for 
``widow'' and ``pay grade of the person upon whose death entitlement is 
predicated'' for ``pay grade of her deceased husband'' in text and 
``surviving spouse's rate'' for ``widow's rate'' in footnotes 1 and 2 
and generally upgraded monthly rates for all pay grades.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94-433 substituted ``surviving spouse'' for 
``widow'' in two places and increased from $29 to $31 monthly dependency 
and indemnity compensation rate for each child.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94-433 substituted ``surviving spouse'' and 
``spouse'' for ``widow'' and ``she'' and increased monthly rate of 
compensation payable from $72 to $78.
    1975--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94-71 generally upgraded monthly rates 
for all pay grades.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94-71 increased from $26 to $29 monthly 
dependency and indemnity compensation rate for each child.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94-71 increased monthly rate of compensation 
payable to a widow from $64 to $72.
    1974--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93-295 generally upgraded monthly rates 
for all pay grades.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93-295 increased from $22 to $26 monthly 
dependency and indemnity compensation rate for each child.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93-295 increased monthly rate of compensation 
payable to the widow from $55 to $64.
    1972--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92-455 substituted in footnote 1 of table 
``chief master sergeant of the Air Force, sergeant major of the Marine 
Corps, or master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard,'' for ``chief 
master sergeant of the Air Force, or sergeant major of the Marine 
Corps,''.
    1971--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92-197 generally upgraded monthly rate 
for all pay grades.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 92-197 increased dependency and indemnity 
compensation rate by $22 per month for each child from $20.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 92-197 reenacted subsec. (c) without change.
    1970--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 91-588 substituted ``$55'' for ``$50''.
    1969--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-96 substituted provisions setting 
forth dependency and indemnity compensation table based on the pay grade 
of the deceased husband for provisions that dependency and indemnity 
compensation was to be paid at a monthly rate equal to $120 plus 12 per 
centum of basic pay of the deceased husband.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91-96 substituted provisions which increased 
dependency and indemnity compensation rate by $20 per month for each 
child below the age of eighteen of a deceased veteran for provisions 
which increased dependency and indemnity compensation rate by $28 per 
month for each child of a deceased veteran in excess of one where there 
was a widow and two or more children below the age of eighteen and the 
total of monthly benefits they were receiving was less than a determined 
amount.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 91-96 substituted provisions increasing 
dependency and indemnity compensation rate by $50 per month for widows 
that are patients in nursing homes, or are helpless or blind for 
provisions authorizing Administrator to increase to next highest dollar 
any fraction of a dollar payable under former subsecs. (a) and (b).
    Subsecs. (d) to (f). Pub. L. 91-96 struck out subsecs. (d) to (f) 
which provided for determination of amount of additional compensation 
payable to a widow under former provisions of subsec. (b).
    Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 91-24 substituted ``section 228c-1(h)'' for 
``section 228c-1(i)''.
    1963--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 88-134 increased from $112 to $120 the 
monthly rate of widow's dependency and indemnity compensation.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 88-21 substituted ``$28'' for ``$25''.
    1961--Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 87-268 substituted ``section 412(a)'' 
for ``section 412''.


                    Effective Date of 1999 Amendments

    Amendment by Pub. L. 106-118 effective Dec. 1, 1999, see section 7 
of Pub. L. 106-118, set out as a note under section 1114 of this title.
    Amendment by Pub. L. 106-117 effective on first day of first month 
beginning after Nov. 1999, see section 502(c) of Pub. L. 106-117, set 
out as a note under section 103 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

    Pub. L. 105-178, title VIII, Sec. 8207(b), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 
495, provided that: ``No payment may be made by reason of section 
1311(e) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) 
[amending this section], for any month before October 1998.''


                    Effective Date of 1997 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 105-98 effective Dec. 1, 1997, see section 7 of 
Pub. L. 105-98, set out as a note under section 1114 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 103-140 effective Dec. 1, 1993, see section 7 
of Pub. L. 103-140, set out as a note under section 1114 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

    Section 102(c) of Pub. L. 102-568 provided that: ``The amendments 
made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on 
January 1, 1993.''


                    Effective Date of 1991 Amendments

    Amendment by Pub. L. 102-152 effective Dec. 1, 1991, see section 7 
of Pub. L. 102-152, set out as a note under section 1114 of this title.
    Amendment by Pub. L. 102-3 effective Jan. 1, 1991, see section 7 of 
Pub. L. 102-3, set out as a note under section 1114 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1989 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 101-237 effective Dec. 1, 1989, see section 106 
of Pub. L. 101-237, set out as a note under section 1114 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 100-687 effective Dec. 1, 1988, see section 
1106 of Pub. L. 100-687, set out as a note under section 1114 of this 
title.


                    Effective Date of 1987 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 100-227 effective Dec. 1, 1987, see section 107 
of Pub. L. 100-227, set out as a note under section 1114 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1986 Amendments

    Amendment by Pub. L. 99-576 effective Dec. 1, 1986, but not 
effective unless benefit amounts payable under section 401 et seq. of 
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, are increased effective Dec. 1, 
1986, as a result of a determination under section 415(i) of Title 42, 
see section 107 of Pub. L. 99-576, set out as a note under section 1114 
of this title.
    Amendment by Pub. L. 99-238 effective Dec. 1, 1985, see section 107 
of Pub. L. 99-238, set out as a note under section 1114 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1984 Amendments

    Amendment by Pub. L. 98-543 effective Dec. 1, 1984, see section 107 
of Pub. L. 98-543, set out as a note under section 1114 of this title.
    Amendment by Pub. L. 98-223 effective Apr. 1, 1984, see section 107 
of Pub. L. 98-223, set out as a note under section 1114 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1982 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 97-306 effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 108 
of Pub. L. 97-306, set out as a note under section 1114 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1981 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 97-66 effective Oct. 1, 1981, see section 
701(a) of Pub. L. 97-66, set out as a note under section 1114 of this 
title.


                    Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 96-385 applicable only to payments for months 
beginning after Sept. 30, 1980, see section 601(a) of Pub. L. 96-385, 
set out as a note under section 1114 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1979 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 96-128 effective Oct. 1, 1979, see section 
601(a)(1) of Pub. L. 96-128, set out as a note under section 1114 of 
this title.


                    Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 95-479 effective Oct. 1, 1978, see section 
401(a) of Pub. L. 95-479, set out as a note under section 1114 of this 
title.


                    Effective Date of 1977 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 95-117 effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 501 
of Pub. L. 95-117, set out as a note under section 1114 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 94-433 effective Oct. 1, 1976, see section 406 
of Pub. L. 94-433, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1975 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 94-71 effective Aug. 1, 1975, see section 1101 
of Pub. L. 94-71, set out as a note under section 1114 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1974 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 93-295 effective May 1, 1974, see section 401 
of Pub. L. 93-295, set out as a note under section 1114 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1971 Amendment

    Section 10 of Pub. L. 92-197 provided that: ``This Act [amending 
this section and sections 321, 322, 341, 413 to 415, 417 and 724 [now 
1121, 1122, 1141, 1313 to 1315, 1317, and 1924] of this title and 
enacting provisions set out as note under section 1317 of this title] 
shall take effect on January 1, 1972.''


                    Effective Date of 1970 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 91-588 effective Jan. 1, 1971, see section 
10(a) of Pub. L. 91-588, set out as a note under section 1521 of this 
title.


                    Effective Date of 1969 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 91-96 effective first day of second calendar 
month which begins after Oct. 27, 1969, see section 8 of Pub. L. 91-96, 
set out as a note under section 1302 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1963 Amendments

    Section 2 of Pub. L. 88-134 provided that: ``The amendment made by 
this Act [amending this section] shall take effect on the effective date 
of the Uniformed Services Pay Act of 1963 [effective Oct. 1, 1963; see 
Short Title note set out under section 201 of Title 37, Pay and 
Allowances of the Uniformed Services] or on January 1, 1964, whichever 
first occurs.''
    Section 5 of Pub. L. 88-21 provided that: ``The amendments made by 
this Act [amending this section and sections 413 to 415 [now 1313 to 
1315] of this title] shall take effect on the first day of the second 
calendar month which begins after the date of enactment of this Act [May 
15, 1963].''


                    Effective Date of 1961 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 87-268 effective Oct. 1, 1961, see section 3 of 
Pub. L. 87-268, set out as a note under section 1312 of this title.


                                 Repeal

    Section 405(e) of Pub. L. 97-253, cited as a credit to this section, 
was repealed by Pub. L. 97-306, Secs. 107, 108, Oct. 14, 1982, 96 Stat. 
1431, 1432, eff. Oct. 1, 1982.


                            Savings Provision

    Section 13(a) of Pub. L. 88-132, Oct. 2, 1963, 77 Stat. 218, 
provided that: ``The enactment of this Act [see Short Title note under 
section 201 of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services] 
does not reduce the rate of dependency and indemnity compensation under 
section 411 [now 1311] of title 38, United States Code, that any person 
was receiving on the day before the effective date of this Act [Oct. 1, 
1963] or which thereafter becomes payable for that day by reason of a 
subsequent determination.''


 Disability Compensation and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Rate 
                                Increases

    For increases in rates and limitations on Department of Veterans 
Affairs disability compensation and dependency and indemnity 
compensation, see notes set out under section 1114 of this title.


                 Payment for Implementation of Revisions

    Section 102(d) of Pub. L. 102-568 provided that: ``The costs of 
implementing, during fiscal years 1993 and 1994, any revisions in the 
payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to surviving spouses 
under section 1311 of title 38, United States Code, that result from the 
amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) [amending this section] shall 
be paid from amounts available to the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
the payment of compensation and pension.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 103, 1318, 5110 of this 
title; title 10 sections 1059, 1450, 1451, 1457.
