112 STAT. 866 PUBLIC LAW 105-206—JULY 22, 1998 applicable presumptive period specified in section 1112 or 1116 of this title.'. "(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1102 the following new item: '1103. Special provisions relating to claims based upon effects of tobacco products.'. Applicability. "(b) EFFECTIVE DATE. — Section 1103 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to claims received by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs after the date of the enactment of this Act.". (b) GI BILL EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR SURVIVORS AND DEPENDENTS OF VETERANS.—Subtitle B of title VIII of the Transpor- Ante, p. 492. tation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "SEC. 8210. TWENTY PERCENT INCREASE IN RATES OF SURVIVORS AND DEPENDENTS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE. "(a) SURVIVORS AND DEPENDENTS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE. — Section 3532 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— "(1) in subsection (a)(1)— "(A) by striking out '$404' and inserting in lieu thereof ' $485'; "(B) by striking out '$304' and inserting in lieu thereof ' $365'; and "(C) by striking out '$202' and inserting in lieu thereof ' $242'; "(2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking out '$404' and inserting in lieu thereof'$485'; "(3) in subsection (b), by striking out '$404' and inserting in lieu thereof'$485'; and "(4) in subsection (c)(2)— "(A) by striking out '$327' and inserting in lieu thereof '$392'; "(B) by striking out '$245' and inserting in lieu thereof '$294'; and "(C) by striking out '$163' and inserting in lieu thereof '$196'. "(b) CORRESPONDENCE COURSE. —Section 3534(b) of such title is amended by striking out '$404' and inserting in lieu thereof '$485'. "(c) SPECIAL RESTORATIVE TRAINING. —Section 3542(a) of such title is amended— "(1) by striking out '$404' and inserting in lieu thereof ' $485'; "(2) by striking out '$127' each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof'$152'; and "(3) by striking out '$13.46' and inserting in lieu thereof '$16.16'. "(d) APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING. —Section 3687(b)(2) of such title is amended— "(1) by striking out '$294' and inserting in lieu thereof '$353'; "(2) by striking out '$220' and inserting in lieu thereof '$264'; "(3) by striking out '$146' and inserting in lieu thereof '$175'; and "(4) by striking out '$73' and inserting in lieu thereof '$88'.
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