,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #f1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,runyan 7for himself and ,ms4      
,titus7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
increase1 effective as of ,december #a1 
#bjac1 the rates of compensation for    
veterans with service-connected         
disabilities and the rates of dependency
 and indemnity compensation for the     
survivors of certain disabled veterans1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,veterans' ,compensation                
,cost-of-,living ,adjustment ,act of    
#bjac4  #b4 ,increase in rates of       
disability compensation and dependency  
and indemnity compensation  7a7 ,rate   
adjustment ,effective on ,december #a1  
#bjac1 the ,secretary of ,veterans      
,affairs shall increase1 in accordance  
with subsection 7c71 the dollar amounts 
in effect on ,november #cj1 #bjac1 for  

the payment of disability compensation  
and dependency and indemnity            
compensation under the provisions       
specified in subsection 7b74  7b7       
,amounts ,to be increased ,the dollar   
amounts to be increased pursuant to     
subsection 7a7 are the following3  7#a7 
,wartime disability compensation ,each  
of the dollar amounts under section     
#aaad of title #ch1 ,united ,states     
,code4  7#b7 ,additional compensation   
for dependents ,each of the dollar      
amounts under section #aaae7a7 of such  
title4  7#c7 ,clothing allowance ,the   
dollar amount under section #aafb of    
such title4  7#d7 ,dependency and       
indemnity compensation to surviving     
spouse ,each of the dollar amounts under
 subsections 7a7 through 7d7 of section 
#acaa of such title4  7#e7 ,dependency  
and indemnity compensation to children  
,each of the dollar amounts under       
sections #acac7;a7 and #acad of such    
title4  7c7 ,determination of ,increase 
7#a7 ,percentage ,except as provided in 

paragraph 7#b71 each dollar amount      
described in subsection 7b7 shall be    
increased by the same percentage as the 
percentage by which benefit amounts     
payable under title ,,ii of the ,social 
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dja et   
seq47 are increased effective ,december 
#a1 #bjab1 as a result of a             
determination under section #bae7;i7 of 
such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dae7;i774     
7#b7 ,rounding ,each dollar amount      
increased under paragraph 7#a71 if not a
 whole dollar amount1 shall be rounded  
to the next lower whole dollar amount4  
7d7 ,special rule ,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 title #ch1 ,united      
,states ,code4  #c4 ,publication of     
adjusted rates ,the ,secretary of       

,veterans ,affairs shall publish in the 
,federal ,register the amounts specified
 in section #b7;b71 as increased under  
that section1 not later than the date on
 which the matters specified in section 
#bae7;i77#b77;,d7 of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#dae7;i77#b77;,d77 are required to be   
published by reason of a determination  
made under section #bae7;i7 of such ,act
 during fiscal year #bjad4