REVISION TO LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS OF BENEFITS TO INCOMPETENT INSTITUTIONALIZED VETERANS.

SEC. 304. REVISION TO LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS OF BENEFITS TO INCOMPETENT INSTITUTIONALIZED VETERANS. Section 5503(b)(1) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by striking “$1,500” and inserting “the amount equal to five times the section 1114(j) rate”; and (B) by striking “$500” and inserting “one-half that amount”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(D) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘section 1114(j) rate’ means the monthly rate of compensation in effect under section1114(j) of this title for a veteran with a service-connected disability rated as total.”.