89 STAT. 1022
PUBLIC LAW 94-170—DEC. 23, 1975
Public Law 94-170 94th Congress An Act Dec. 23, 1975 [H.R. 1535]
rp^ increase the amount of benefits payable to widows of certain former employees of the Lighthouse Service.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Lighthouse United States of America in Congress assembled, That the benefits Service. payable under section 1 or section 2 of the Act of August 19, 1950 Widows benefits. (64 Stat. 465, 466), as amended (33 U.S.C. 771, 772) shall, effective 33 USC 771 note. ^^ ^^ £jj,g^ ^j^y ^-f ^^ calendar month following enactment of this Act, be increased by $26 per month. SEC. 2. The increases under this Act shall apply to benefits which commence before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act, but no increase in benefits shall be paid for any period prior to the date of enactment of this Act, or the date on which the eligibility for benefits commences, whichever is later. Approved December 23, 1975.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 94-661 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 121 (1975): Nov. 17, considered and passed House. Dec. 16, considered and passed Senate.
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