,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahhh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bh1
 #bjag ,mr4 ,lankford introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code1 to increase the maximum  
amount of a ,voluntary ,separation      
,incentive ,payment and to include an   
annual adjustment in accordance with the
 ,consumer ,price ,index4  #a4 ,short   
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,voluntary ,separation ,incentive       
,payment ,adjustment ,act of #bjag4  #b4
 ,voluntary separation incentive pay    
increase  7a7 ,in general ,section #cebc
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended--  7#a7 in subsection           
7b77#c77;,b71 by striking #be1jjj and   
inserting #dj1jjj1 as adjusted in       
accordance with subsection 7c72 and     
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7c7 ,consumer price index adjustment  

7#a7 ,in general ,on ,march #a of each  
year1 the ,director of the ,office of   
,personnel ,management shall adjust the 
amount under subsection 7b77#c77;,b7 by 
the amount determined by the ,secretary 
of ,labor to reflect the percentage     
increase between--  7,a7 the ,consumer  
,price ,index 7all items2 ,united       
,states city average7 published for     
,december of the preceding year2 and    
7,b7 the ,consumer ,price ,index 7all   
items2 ,united ,states city average7    
published for ,december of the year     
before the preceding year4  7#b7        
,rounding ,in making an adjustment under
 paragraph 7#a71 the ,director of the   
,office of ,personnel ,management       
shall--  7,a7 round the percentage      
increase to the nearest #a_/aj of #a    
percent2 and  7,b7 round the amount of  
the adjustment to the nearest multiple  
of #a1jjj4  4  7b7 ,department of       
,defense ,section #iijb7;f77#e7 of title
 #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a77ii71 by      

striking #be1jjj and inserting an amount
 determined by the ,secretary1 not to   
exceed #dj1jjj1 as adjusted in          
accordance with subparagraph 7,d72 and  
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,d7 7i7 ,on ,march #a of each year1  
the ,secretary of ,defense shall adjust 
the amount under subparagraph 7,a77ii7  
by the amount determined by the         
,secretary of ,labor to reflect the     
percentage difference between--  7,i7   
the ,consumer ,price ,index 7all items2 
,united ,states city average7 published 
for ,december of the preceding year2 and
  7,,ii7 the ,consumer ,price ,index    
7all items2 ,united ,states city        
average7 published for ,december of the 
year before the preceding year4  7ii7   
,in making an adjustment under clause   
7i71 the ,secretary of ,defense shall-- 
7,i7 round the percentage increase to   
the nearest #a_/aj of #a percent2 and   
7,,ii7 round the amount of the          
adjustment to the nearest multiple of   
#a1jjj4  4