,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #djh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #g1       
#bjai,mr4 ,thune introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,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          
,veterans' ,disability ,compensation    
,automatic ,,cola ,act of #bjai4  #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--  7#a7 by    
redesignating subsection 7c7 as         
subsection 7d72  7#b7 by inserting after
 subsection 7b7 the following new       
subsection3  7c7 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 increased4  7#b7 ,the dollar

 amounts to be increased pursuant to    
paragraph 7#a7 are the following3  7,a7 
,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
 ,new ,,dic rates ,each of the dollar   
amounts in effect under paragraphs 7#a7 
and 7#b7 of section #acaa7;a7 of this   
title4  7,e7 ,old ,,dic rates ,each of  
the dollar amounts in effect under      
section #acaa7;a77#c7 of this title4    
7,f7 ,additional ,,dic for surviving    
spouses with minor children ,the dollar 
amount in effect under section #acaa7;b7
 of this title4  7,g7 ,additional ,,dic 
for disability ,each of the dollar      
amounts in effect under subsections 7c7 
and 7d7 of section #acaa of this title4 
7,h7 ,,dic for dependent children ,each 
of the dollar amounts in effect under   

sections #acac7;a7 and #acad of this    
title4  2 and  7#c7 by adding at the end
 of subsection 7d71 as redesignated by  
paragraph 7#a71 the following new       
paragraph3  7#c7 ,whenever there is an  
increase under subsection 7c77#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           
subsection1 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  4  7b7 ,effective date      
,subsection 7c7 of section #ecab of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
added by subsection 7a7 of this section1
 shall take effect on the first day of  
the first calendar year that begins     
after the date of the enactment of this 

,act4