#aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #egj  ,,an ,,act  ,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 veterans1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,american ,heroes   
,,cola ,act 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 increased1 but only if such 
percentage increase is calculated using 
the ,bureau of ,labor ,statistics       
,consumer ,price ,index for ,urban ,wage
 ,earners and ,clerical ,workers4  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 ,during the period     
beginning on the date of the enactment  
of this subsection and ending on        
,september #cj1 #bjah1 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 #bjad4  #c4 ,increase  
in rate of special monthly compensation 

for severely injured veterans  7a7      
,increase  7#a7 ,in general ,section    
#aaad7r7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended--  7,a7 in paragraph  
7#a71 by striking #b1jjb and inserting  
#c1afc2 and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by 
striking #b1ihc and inserting #d1gac4   
7#b7 ,effective date ,the amendments    
made by paragraph 7#a7 shall take effect
 on ,december #a1 #bjad4  7b7 ,temporary
 rates ,during the period beginning on  
,december #a1 #bjad1 and ending on      
,september #cj1 #bjah1 section #aaad7r7 
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 as 
amended by subsection 7a71 shall be     
applied--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by   
substituting #b1gdb for #c1afc2 and     
7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by substituting 
#djhe for #d1gac4  ,passed the ,house of
 ,representatives ,may #ba1             
#bjac4;,clerk4