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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #be1 #bjai,mr4    
,cotton 7= himself & ,mr4 ,graham7      
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 ! am\nt ( special p5sion =     
,m$al ( ,honor recipi5ts1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,increase 9 special      
p5sion = ,m$al ( ,honor recipi5ts  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,section #aefb7;a7 ( title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ 
#a1jjj & ins]t+ #c1jjj4  7b7 ,effective 
date  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! am5dm5t made by  
subsection 7a7 %all take effect on !    
date t is-- 7,a7 except z provid$ 9     
subp>agraph 7,b71 #ahj days aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  7,b7 9 !    
case t ! date t is #ahj days aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act is n ! fir/ day
 ( a mon?1 ! fir/ day ( ! fir/ mon?     
beg9n+ aft] ! date t is #ahj days aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7    

,delay ( annual co/-(-liv+ adju/m5t     
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs %all n make an increase        
pursuant to section #aefb7;e7 ( su*     
title effective ,decemb] #a1 #bjai1 if !
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effect be=e su* date4  7,b7 ,resumption 
,9 ! case t ! ,secret>y1 pursuant to    
subp>agraph 7,a71 does n make an        
increase pursuant to section #aefb7;e7 (
 su* title effective ,decemb] #a1 #bjai1
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pursuant to su* section ) ! fir/ su*    
increase effective ,decemb] #a1 #bjbj4