,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dbjb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #aa1 #bjad ,mr4  
,honda introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees 
on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m & ,arm$  
,s]vices1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to provide = co/-(-liv+       
increases = c]ta9 ,f$]al b5efits        
programs bas$ on increases 9 ! ,consum] 
,price ,index = ! eld]ly4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,cpi-,e
 ,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,co/-(-liv+         
increases = c]ta9 ,f$]al b5efits        
programs bas$ on increases 9 ! ,consum] 
,price ,index = ! eld]ly ,not)/&+ any   
o!r provision ( law1 :5ev] !re is an    
increase 9 ! ,consum] ,price ,index = ! 
eld]ly1 publi%$ by ! ,bureau ( ,labor   
,/ati/ics1 ! doll> am\nts 9 effect = !  
paym5t ( ! foll[+ b5efits1 z su* am\nts 

7 9 effect imm$iately be=e ! increase 9 
! ,consum] ,price ,index = ! eld]ly1    
%all be increas$ by ! same p]c5tage z   
su* price index 0 increas$3  7#a7 ,an   
annuity "u ! ,civil ,s]vice ,retirem5t  
,sy/em or ! ,f$]al ,employees ,retirem5t
 ,sy/em4  7#b7 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs w>time disability comp5sation  
"u section #aaad ( title #ch1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs additional comp5sation =      
dep5d5ts "u section #aaae7a7 ( su*      
title4  7#d7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs clo?+ all[ance "u section #aafb
 ( su* title4  7#e7 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs dep5d5cy & indemnity          
comp5sation to surviv+ sp\se "u         
subsections 7a7 ?r\gh 7d7 ( section     
#acaa ( su* title4  7#f7 ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs dep5d5cy & indemnity  
comp5sation to *ildr5 "u sections       
#acac7;a7 & #acad ( su* title4  7#g7    
,milit>y retirem5t & survivor b5efit    
programs1 z def9$ 9 section #adfa7;b7 ( 
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4