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1 S. 89, Ensuring Survivor Benefits during COVID-19 Act of 2021, as Passed by the Senate on July 21, 2021 1 (September 10, 2021)

handle is hein.congrec/cboensvb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate September 10, 2021 By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars 2021 2021-2026 2021 2031 Direct Spending (Outlays) 0 9 19 Revenues Increase or Decrease (-) in the Deficit 0 0 0 9 0 19 Bill Summary S. 89 would increase the number of people who receive Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Because DIC benefits are paid from mandatory appropriations, enacting the legislation would increase direct spending. Direct Spending Under current law, surviving spouses and children of veterans who receive compensation from VA for disabilities connected to their military service are eligible for DIC-a monthly cash benefit-if the veteran dies because of those disabilities. Under the act, VA would be required to get a medical opinion to determine the cause of death if the survivor is denied DIC under the following conditions: The deceased veteran's death certificate lists COVID-19 as the principal or contributory cause of death; The veteran's death certificate does not identify any of the disabilities for which the veteran was receiving compensation from VA; and One of the conditions for which the veteran was receiving compensation from VA was likely to cause severe illness from COVID-19. See also CBO's Cost Estimates Explained, www.cbo.gov/publication/54437; How CBO Prepares Cost Estimates, www.cbo.gov/publication/53519; and Glossary, www.cbo.gov/publication/42994.

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