1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Surviving Spouses Income Security Act . 2. Increase in amount of dependents and survivors income security benefit payable to surviving spouses by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (a) Increase Section 1311(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking of $1,154 and inserting equal to 55 percent of the rate of monthly compensation in effect under section 1114(j) of this title