II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1990 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 19, 2017 Mr. Tester (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal , and Ms. Hirono ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase amounts payable by the Department of Veterans Affairs for dependency and indemnity compensation, to modify the requirements for dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans rated totally disabled at the time of death, and for other purposes.