Dependency and indemnity compensation to a surviving spouse

Dependency and indemnity compensation shall be paid to a surviving spouse at the monthly rate of $1,154.

( Pub. L. 85–857 , Sept. 2, 1958 , 72 Stat. 1127 , § 411; Pub. L. 87–268, § 1(b) , Sept. 21, 1961 , 75 Stat. 566 ; Pub. L. 88–21, § 1 , May 15, 1963 , 77 Stat. 17 ; Pub. L. 88–134, § 1 , Oct. 5, 1963 , 77 Stat. 223 ; Pub. L. 91–24, § 4(b) , June 11, 1969 , 83 Stat. 33 ; Pub. L. 91–96, § 3 , Oct. 27, 1969 , 83 Stat. 144 ; Pub. L. 91–588, § 3(a) , Dec. 24, 1970 , 84 Stat. 1583 ; Pub. L. 92–197, § 1 , Dec. 15, 1971 , 85 Stat. 660 ; Pub. L. 92–455, § 4 , Oct. 2, 1972 , 86 Stat. 761 ; Pub. L. 93–295, title II, § 201 , May 31, 1974 , 88 Stat. 182 ; Pub. L. 94–71, title II, § 201 , Aug. 5, 1975 , 89 Stat. 396 ; Pub. L. 94–433, title II, § 201 , Sept. 30, 1976 , 90 Stat. 1375 ; Pub. L. 95–117, title II, § 201 , Oct. 3, 1977 , 91 Stat. 1064 ; Pub. L. 95–479, title II, § 201 , Oct. 18, 1978 , 92 Stat. 1562 ; Pub. L. 96–128, title II, § 201 , Nov. 28, 1979 , 93 Stat. 984 ; Pub. L. 96–385, title II, § 201 , Oct. 7, 1980 , 94 Stat. 1529 ; Pub. L. 97–66, title II, § 201 , Oct. 17, 1981 , 95 Stat. 1028 ; Pub. L. 97–253, title IV, § 405(e) , Sept. 8, 1982 , 96 Stat. 804 ; Pub. L. 97–306, title I , §§ 104, 107, Oct. 14, 1982 , 96 Stat. 1430 , 1431; Pub. L. 98–223, title I, § 104 , Mar. 2, 1984 , 98 Stat. 38 ; Pub. L. 98–543, title I, § 104 , Oct. 24, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2736 ; Pub. L. 99–238, title I, § 104 , Jan. 13, 1986 , 99 Stat. 1766 ; Pub. L. 99–576, title I, § 104 , Oct. 28, 1986 , 100 Stat. 3251 ; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title XIII, § 1314(d)[(1)] , Dec. 4, 1987 , 101 Stat. 1176 ; Pub. L. 100–227, title I, § 104 , Dec. 31, 1987 , 101 Stat. 1554 ; Pub. L. 100–687, div. B, title XI, § 1104 , Nov. 18, 1988 , 102 Stat. 4124 ; Pub. L. 101–237, title I, § 104 , Dec. 18, 1989 , 103 Stat. 2063 ; Pub. L. 102–3, § 5 , Feb. 6, 1991 , 105 Stat. 9 ; renumbered § 1311 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a) , (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991 , 105 Stat. 406 ; Pub. L. 102–152, § 5 , Nov. 12, 1991 , 105 Stat. 986 ; Pub. L. 102–568, title I, § 102(a) , (b), Oct. 29, 1992 , 106 Stat. 4321 , 4322; Pub. L. 103–78, § 4 , Aug. 13, 1993 , 107 Stat. 768 ; Pub. L. 103–140, § 5 , Nov. 11, 1993 , 107 Stat. 1486 ; Pub. L. 105–98, § 5 , Nov. 19, 1997 , 111 Stat. 2156 ; Pub. L. 105–178, title VIII, § 8207(a) , June 9, 1998 , 112 Stat. 495 ; Pub. L. 106–117, title V, § 502(b) , Nov. 30, 1999 , 113 Stat. 1574 ; Pub. L. 106–118, § 5 , Nov. 30, 1999 , 113 Stat. 1602 ; Pub. L. 107–94, § 5 , Dec. 21, 2001 , 115 Stat. 901 ; Pub. L. 107–330, title III, § 309(d) , Dec. 6, 2002 , 116 Stat. 2830 ; Pub. L. 108–183, title I, § 101(b) , Dec. 16, 2003 , 117 Stat. 2652 ; Pub. L. 108–454, title III , §§ 301(a), 307(d), Dec. 10, 2004 , 118 Stat. 3610 , 3613; Pub. L. 109–111, § 2(d) , Nov. 22, 2005 , 119 Stat. 2363 ; Pub. L. 109–233, title V, § 502(3) , June 15, 2006 , 120 Stat. 415 ; Pub. L. 109–361, § 4 , Oct. 16, 2006 , 120 Stat. 2063 ; Pub. L. 109–444, § 9(d) , Dec. 21, 2006 , 120 Stat. 3315 ; Pub. L. 109–461, title X , §§ 1005(d), 1006(b), Dec. 22, 2006 , 120 Stat. 3467 , 3468; Pub. L. 110–324, § 3(d) , Sept. 24, 2008 , 122 Stat. 3551 ; Pub. L. 111–37, § 3(d) , June 30, 2009 , 123 Stat. 1929 ; Pub. L. 111–275, title VI, § 602 , Oct. 13, 2010 , 124 Stat. 2884 .)