PUBLIC LAW 110–157—DEC. 26, 2007
121 STAT. 1831
Public Law 110–157 110th Congress An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve low-vision benefits matters, matters relating to burial and memorial affairs, and other matters under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act of 2007’’. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Dec. 26, 2007 [H.R. 797]
Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act of 2007. 38 USC 101 note.
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I—LOW-VISION BENEFITS MATTERS Sec. 101. Modification of rate of visual impairment for payment of disability compensation. Sec. 102. Improvement in compensation for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes. TITLE II—MATTERS RELATING TO BURIAL AND MEMORIAL AFFAIRS Sec. 201. Provision of medallion or other device for privately-purchased grave markers. Sec. 202. Improvement in provision of assistance to States relating to the interment of veterans in cemeteries other than national cemeteries. Sec. 203. Modification of authorities on provision of Government headstones and markers for burials of veterans at private cemeteries. TITLE III—OTHER MATTERS Sec. 301. Use of national directory of new hires for income verification purposes for certain veterans benefits. Sec. 302. Extension of authority of Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide an educational assistance allowance to persons performing qualifying workstudy activities.
TITLE I—LOW-VISION BENEFITS MATTERS SEC. 101. MODIFICATION OF RATE OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENT FOR PAYMENT OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION.
Section 1114(o) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘5/200’’ and inserting ‘‘20/200’’. SEC. 102. IMPROVEMENT IN COMPENSATION FOR VETERANS IN CERTAIN CASES OF IMPAIRMENT OF VISION INVOLVING BOTH EYES. dkrause on GSDDPC44 with PUBLAW
Section 1160(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
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