,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bf1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,runyan 7for himself and ,ms4      
,titus7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to provide for annual cost-of-living    
adjustments to be made automatically by 
law each year in the rates of disability
 compensation for veterans with         
service-connected disabilities and the  
rates of dependency and indemnity       
compensation for survivors of certain   
service-connected disabled veterans4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,american ,heroes ,,cola ,act of
 #bjad 4  #b4 ,automatic annual increase
 in rates of disability compensation and
 dependency and indemnity compensation  
7a7 ,indexing to social security        
increases ,section #ecab of title #ch1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     

subsection3  7d7  7#a7 ,whenever there  
is an increase in benefit amounts       
payable under title ,,ii of the ,social 
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dja et   
seq47 as a result of a determination    
made under section #bae7;i7 of such ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dae7;i771 the          
,secretary shall1 effective on the date 
of such increase in benefit amounts1    
increase the dollar amounts in effect   
for the payment of disability           
compensation and dependency and         
indemnity compensation by the           
,secretary1 as specified in paragraph   
7#b71 as such amounts were in effect    
immediately before the date of such     
increase in benefit amounts payable     
under title ,,ii of the ,social         
,security ,act1 by the same percentage  
as the percentage by which such benefit 
amounts are increased4  7#b7 ,the dollar
 amounts to be increased pursuant to    
paragraph 7#a7 are the following3  7,a7 
,wartime disability compensation ,each  
of the dollar amounts in effect under   

section #aaad of this title4  7,b7      
,additional compensation for dependents 
,each of the dollar amounts in effect   
under section #aaae7a7 of this title4   
7,c7 ,clothing allowance ,the dollar    
amount in effect under section #aafb of 
this title4  7,d7 ,dependency and       
indemnity compensation to surviving     
spouse ,each of the dollar amounts in   
effect under subsections 7a7 through 7d7
 of section #acaa of such title4  7,e7  
,dependency and indemnity compensation  
to children ,each of the dollar amounts 
in effect under sections #acac7;a7 and  
#acad of such title4  7#c7 ,whenever    
there is an increase under paragraph    
7#a7 in amounts in effect for the       
payment of disability compensation and  
dependency and indemnity compensation1  
the ,secretary shall publish such       
amounts1 as increased pursuant to such  
paragraph1 in the ,federal ,register at 
the same time as the material required  
by section #bae7;i77#b77;,d7 of the     
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   

#dae7;i77#b77;,d77 is published by      
reason of a determination under section 
#bae7;i7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#dae7;i774  7#d7 ,each dollar amount    
increased under paragraph 7#a71 if not a
 whole dollar amount1 shall be rounded  
to the next lower whole dollar amount4  
7#e7 ,the ,secretary of ,veterans       
,affairs may adjust administratively1   
consistent with the increases made under
 subsection 7a71 the rates of disability
 compensation payable to persons under  
section #aj of ,public ,law #he-heg 7#gb
 ,stat4 #abfc7 who have not received    
compensation under chapter #aa of this  
title4  4  7b7 ,effective date          
,subsection 7d7 of section #ecab of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
added by subsection 7a7 of this section1
 shall take effect on ,december #a1     
#bjae4