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 ,pet]s 7= himself & ,mr4 ,rubio7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
increase c]ta9 fun]al b5efits = vet]ans1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,burial ,rights = 
,am]ica's ,vet]ans' ,ef=ts ,act ( #bjai 
or ! ,,brave ,act ( #bjai4  #b4         
,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    
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p>agraph 7#b77;,b71 by /rik+ #cjj &     
ins]t+ #ghj 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? f         
s]vice-,connect$ disability ,section    
#bcjg ( su* title is am5d$-- 7#a7 by    
/rik+ ,9 any case & ins]t+ ! foll[+3    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 any case  2  7#b7 9     
subsection 7a71 z designat$ by p>agraph 
7#a71 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  7c7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts    
made by ?is ,act %all apply to dea?s t  
occur aft] ! date t is "o ye> aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4