,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #heg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #be1         
#bjai,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself and ,mr4 
,graham7 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 increase the amount of
 special pension for ,medal of ,honor   
recipients1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,increase in special pension for ,medal
 of ,honor recipients  7a7 ,in general  
,section #aefb7;a7 of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended by striking  
#a1jjj and inserting #c1jjj4  7b7       
,effective date  7#a7 ,in general ,the  
amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall  
take effect on the date that is-- 7,a7  
except as provided in subparagraph 7,b71
 #ahj days after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act2 and  7,b7 in the
 case that the date that is #ahj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act is not the first day of a month1   

the first day of the first month        
beginning after the date that is #ahj   
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act4  7#b7 ,delay of annual       
cost-of-living adjustment  7,a7 ,in     
general ,the ,secretary of ,veterans    
,affairs shall not make an increase     
pursuant to section #aefb7;e7 of such   
title effective ,december #a1 #bjai1 if 
the amendment made by subsection 7a7    
takes effect before such date4  7,b7    
,resumption ,in the case that the       
,secretary1 pursuant to subparagraph    
7,a71 does not make an increase pursuant
 to section #aefb7;e7 of such title     
effective ,december #a1 #bjai1 the      
,secretary shall resume making increases
 pursuant to such section with the first
 such increase effective ,december #a1  
#bjbj4