To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize additional compensation to be paid to certain veterans in receipt of compensation for a service-connected disability rated totally disabling for whom a family member dependent on the veteran for support provides care.

June 5, 2003

Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize additional compensation to be paid to certain veterans in receipt of compensation for a service-connected disability rated totally disabling for whom a family member dependent on the veteran for support provides care.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Disabled Veterans' Caregiver Compensation Act'.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DISABLED VETERANS IN NEED OF REGULAR AID AND ATTENDANCE WHO HAVE DEPENDENT FAMILY MEMBER CAREGIVERS.

Section 1115 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

`(3) If and while rated totally disabled and in need of regular aid and attendance and while unpaid aid and attendance is provided by an adult family member who is dependent upon such veteran for support, $234.'.

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