,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aiaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ba1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,hunt] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,israel1 ,mr4  
,c(fman1 & ,mr4 ,joyce7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to direct ! ,secret>y (   
,vet]ans ,affairs to increase c]ta9     
vet]an fun]al b5efits4  #a4 ,increase to
 c]ta9 fun]al b5efits "u laws adm9i/]$  
by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 
,fun]al exp5ses ,section #bcjb7;a7 (    
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ #cjj & ins]t+     
#b1jjj 7z increas$ f "t to "t "u        
subsection 7c772 &  7#b7 by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7c7 ,)    
respect to any fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y  
%all provide a p]c5tage increase 7r\nd$ 
to ! ne>e/ doll>7 9 ! maximum am\nt (   
burial & fun]al exp5ses payable "u      
subsection 7a7 equal to ! p]c5tage by   
:i*--  7#a7 ! ,consum] ,price ,index    

7all items1 ,unit$ ,/ates city av]age7 =
 ! #ab-mon? p]iod end+ on ! ,june #cj   
prec$+ ! beg9n+ ( ! fiscal ye> = :i* !  
increase is made1 exce$s  7#b7 !        
,consum] ,price ,index = ! #ab-mon?     
p]iod prec$+ ! #ab-mon? p]iod describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#a74  4  7b7 ,dea? 9         
,dep>tm5t facility2 plot all[ance       
,section #bcjc ( su* title is am5d$ by  
/rik+ #gjj ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+  
#b1jjj4  7c7 ,dea? f s]vice-,connect$   
disability ,section #bcjg ( su* title is
 am5d$--  7#a7 by ins]t+ /rik+ ,9 any   
case & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9
 any case  4  7#b7 by /rik+ #b1jjj &    
ins]t+ #b1jjj 7z increas$ f "t to "t "u 
subsection 7b772 &  7#c7 by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7b7 ,)    
respect to any fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y  
%all provide a p]c5tage increase 7r\nd$ 
to ! ne>e/ doll>7 9 ! maximum am\nt (   
burial & fun]al exp5ses payable "u      
subsection 7a7 equal to ! p]c5tage by   
:i*--  7#a7 ! ,consum] ,price ,index    
7all items1 ,unit$ ,/ates city av]age7 =

 ! #ab-mon? p]iod end+ on ! ,june #cj   
prec$+ ! beg9n+ ( ! fiscal ye> = :i* !  
increase is made1 exce$s  7#b7 !        
,consum] ,price ,index = ! #ab-mon?     
p]iod prec$+ ! #ab-mon? p]iod describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#a74  4  7d7 ,effective date 
,! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all apply 
to dea?s t occur aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4