96 STAT. 804
95 Stat. 1027. 38 USC 362. 95 Stat. 1028. 38 USC 411.
PUBLIC LAW 97-253—SEPT. 8, 1982 (3) by striking out "$38" in clause (1)(G) and inserting in lieu thereof "$37". (d) Section 362 of such title is amended by striking out "$305" and inserting in lieu thereof "$304". (e)(1) Subsection (a) of section 411 of such title is amended to read as follows: "(a) 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: Monthly Monthly "Pay grade rate "Pay grade rate E-1 $414 W-4 $594 E-2 $427 0-1 $524 E-3 $438 0-2 $541 E-4 $466 0-3 $579 E-5 $479 0-4 $612 E-6 $490 0-5 $675 E-7 $514 0-6 $760 E-8 $541 0-7 $823 E-9 1 $566 0-8 $902 W-1 $524 0-9 $969 W-2 $545 O-IO 2 $1,060 W-3 $561
- 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 C!oast Guard, at the applicable time designated by section 402 of this title, the surviving spouse's rate shall be $609.
- If the veteran served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army,
Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, or Commandant of the Marine Corps, at the applicable time designated by section 402 of this title, the surviving spouse's rate shall be $1,137.".
(2) Subsection (b) of such section is amended by striking out "$48" and inserting in lieu thereof "$47". (3) Subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking out "$125" and inserting in lieu thereof "$124". (4) Subsection (d) of such section is amended by striking out "$62" and inserting in lieu thereof "$61". 95 Stat. 1029. (f) Section 413 of such title is amended— 38 USC 413. (1) by striking out "$210" in clause (1) and inserting in lieu thereof "$209"; (2) by striking out "$301" in clause (2) and inserting in lieu thereof "$300"; (3) by striking out "$389" in clause (3) and inserting in lieu thereof "$388"; and (4) by striking out "$389" and "$79" in clause (4) and inserting in lieu thereof "$388" and "$78", respectively. 95 Stat. 1029. (g) Section 414 of such title is amended— 38 USC 414. (1) by striking out "$125" in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof "$124"; (2) by striking out "$210" in subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof "$209"; and (3) by striking out "$107" in subsection (c) and inserting in lieu thereof "$106". Effective date. (h) The amendments made by this section shall take effect on 38 USC 314 note. January 1, 1983.
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