,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #hd #aagth          
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 #ahi     
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,february #c1 #bjba,mr4 ,thune
 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4       
,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,ms4 ,hassan1
 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mrs4      
,murray1 ,mr4 ,brown1 and ,mr4 ,sanders7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,june
 #bd1 #bjba,reported by ,mr4 ,tester1   
with an amendment and an amendment to   
the title,strike out all after the      
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic  ,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 #bjba4  #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  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may  
be cited as the ,veterans' ,compensation
 ,cost-of-,living ,adjustment ,act of   
#bjba4  #b4 ,increase in rates of       
disability compensation and dependency  
and indemnity compensation  7a7 ,rate   
adjustment ,effective on ,december #a1  
#bjba1 the ,secretary of ,veterans      
,affairs shall increase1 in accordance  
with subsection 7c71 the dollar amounts 
in effect on ,november #cj1 #bjba1 for  
the payment of disability compensation  
and dependency and indemnity            
compensation under the provisions       
specified in subsection 7b74  7b7       
,amounts ,to be increased ,the dollar   

amounts to be increased pursuant to     
subsection 7a7 are the following3 7#a7  
,wartime disability compensation ,each  
of the dollar amounts under section     
#aaad of title #ch1 ,united ,states     
,code4  7#b7 ,additional compensation   
for dependents ,each of the dollar      
amounts under section #aaae7a7 of such  
title4  7#c7 ,clothing allowance ,the   
dollar amount under section #aafb of    
such title4  7#d7 ,dependency and       
indemnity compensation to surviving     
spouse ,each of the dollar amounts under
 subsections 7a7 through 7d7 of section 
#acaa of such title4  7#e7 ,dependency  
and indemnity compensation to children  
,each of the dollar amounts under       
sections #acac7;a7 and #acad of such    
title4  7c7 ,determination of ,increase 
,each dollar amount described in        
subsection 7b7 shall be increased by the
 same percentage as the percentage by   
which benefit amounts payable under     
title ,,ii of the ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dja et seq47 are       

increased effective ,december #a1 #bjba1
 as a result of a determination under   
section #bae7;i7 of such ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #dae7;i774  7d7 ,special rule 
,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs   
may adjust administratively1 consistent 
with the increases made under subsection
 7a71 the rates of disability           
compensation payable to persons under   
section #aj of ,public ,law #he-heg 7#gb
 ,stat4 #abfc7 who have not received    
compensation under chapter #aa of title 
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code4  #c4        
,publication of adjusted rates ,the     
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
publish in the ,federal ,register the   
amounts specified in section #b7;b71 as 
increased under that section1 not later 
than the date on which the matters      
specified in section #bae7;i77#b77;,d7  
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #dae7;i77#b77;,d77 are        
required to be published by reason of a 
determination made under section        
#bae7;i7 of such ,act during fiscal year

 #bjbb4 ,amend the title so as to read3 
,a bill to increase1 effective as of    
,december #a1 #bjba1 the rates of       
compensation for veterans with          
service-connected disabilities and the  
rates of dependency and indemnity       
compensation for the survivors of       
certain disabled veterans1 and for other
 purposes44 ,june #bd1 #bjba,reported   
with an amendment and an amendment to   
the title