,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dgba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #b1 #bjbb,ms4   
,cortez ,ma/o 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 paid  
by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to   
vet]ans = improvem5ts & /ructural       
alt]ations furni%$ z "p ( home heal?    
s]vices4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,autonomy = ,disabl$        
,vet]ans ,act4  #b4 ,increase 9 am\nt   
available to disabl$ vet]ans =          
improvem5ts & /ructural alt]ations      
furni%$ z "p ( home heal? s]vices  7a7  
,increase  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,p>agraph 7#b7 
( section #agag7;a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9         
subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7i7 9 clause 7i71 by 
/rik+ 2 or & ins]t+ a semicolon2  7ii7 9
 clause 7ii7-- 7,i7 by ins]t+ & be=e !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,autonomy =       
,disabl$ ,vet]ans ,act aft] ,may #e1    

#bjaj12 &  7,,ii7 by /rik+ 2 & & ins]t+ 
2 or2 &  7iii7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+
 new clause3  7iii7 9 ! case ( a vet]an 
:o fir/ applies = b5efits "u ?is        
p>agraph on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( ! ,autonomy = ,disabl$ ,vet]ans ,act1 
#aj1jjj2 &  4  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b7--
 7i7 9 clause 7i71 by /rik+ 2 or &      
ins]t+ a semicolon2  7ii7 9 clause      
7ii7-- 7,i7 by ins]t+ & be=e ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ! ,autonomy = ,disabl$       
,vet]ans ,act aft] ,may #e1 #bjaj12 &   
7,,ii7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end &      
ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7iii7 by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+ new clause3  7iii7 9 ! case ( a 
vet]an :o fir/ applies = b5efits "u ?is 
p>agraph on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( ! ,autonomy = ,disabl$ ,vet]ans ,act1 
#e1jjj4  4  7#b7 ,applicability ,a      
vet]an :o exhau/s ! eligibility ( !     
vet]an = b5efits "u section             
#agag7;a77#b7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is  
,act is n entitl$ to additional b5efits 
"u su* section by reason ( ! am5dm5ts   

made by p>agraph 7#a74  7b7 ,adju/m5t = 
inflation ,section #agag7;a7 ( title    
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is fur!r am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3
  7#d7 ,on an annual basis1 ! ,secret>y 
%all increase ! doll> am\nts 9 effect "u
 p>agraph 7#b7 by a p]c5tage equal to ! 
p]c5tage by :i* ! consum] price index = 
all urban consum]s 7,unit$ ,/ates city  
av]age7 increas$ dur+ ! #ab-mon? p]iod  
end+ ) ! la/ mon? = :i* consum] price   
index data is available4 ,9 ! ev5t t su*
 consum] price index does n increase    
dur+ su* p]iod1 ! ,secret>y %all ma9ta9 
! doll> am\nts 9 effect "u p>agraph 7#b7
 dur+ ! previ\s fiscal ye>4  4