,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
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,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #a1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,g>am5di 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,panetta1    
,mr4 ,coh51 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 ,mr4        
,m\lton1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,lois    
,frankel ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1    
,mr4 ,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4        
,scanlon1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,ms4
 ,ross1 ,ms4 ,om>1 ,mr4 ,cr[1 ,mrs4     
,beatty1 ,mr4 ,kim ( ,new ,j]sey1 ,ms4  
,moore ( ,wiscons91 ,mr4 ,lieu1 & ,mr4  
,b[man7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways &       
,means1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees on
 ,vet]ans' ,affairs1 ,ov]sight &        
,acc\ntability1 & ,arm$ ,s]vices1 = a   
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
provide = co/-(-liv+ increases = c]ta9  
,f$]al b5efits programs bas$ on         
increases 9 ! ,consum] ,price ,index = !
 eld]ly4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 

be cit$ z ! ,fair ,,cola = ,s5iors ,act 
( #bjbc4  #b4 ,computation ( co/-(-liv+ 
increases bas$ on ,consum] ,price ,index
 = ,eld]ly ,consum]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al      
,section #bae7;i77#a7 ( ! ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#dae7;i77#a77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,h7 ! t]m   
,consum] ,price ,index means ! ,consum] 
,price ,index = ,eld]ly ,consum]s       
7,,cpi-,e1 z publi%$ by ! ,bureau (     
,labor ,/ati/ics ( ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,labor74  4  7b7 ,application to        
pre-#aigi law  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section   
#bae7;i77#a7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 
z 9 effect 9 ,decemb] #aigh1 & z appli$ 
9 c]ta9 cases "u ! provisions ( su* ,act
 z 9 effect aft] ,decemb] #aigh1 is     
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
subp>agraph3  7,d7 ! t]m ,consum] ,price
 ,index means ! ,consum] ,price ,index =
 ,eld]ly ,consum]s 7,,cpi-,e1 z publi%$ 
by ! ,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,labor74  4  7#b7 ,con=m+   
*ange ,section #bae7;i77#d7 ( ! ,social 

,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#dae7;i77#d77 is am5d$-- 7,a7 by /rik+ &
 by section #ijja & ins]t+ 1 section    
#ijja2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ & section #b ( 
! ,fair ,,cola = ,s5iors ,act ( #bjbc1  
aft] #aihf14  7c7 ,publication (        
,consum] ,price ,index = ,eld]ly        
,consum]s ,! ,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor %all prep>e &    
publi% ! index au?oriz$ by section #aia 
( ! ,old] ,am]icans ,am5dm5ts ,act (    
#aihg 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #b note7 = ea*     
cal5d> mon?1 beg9n+ ) ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 & su* index %all be kn[n z !
 ,consum] ,price ,index = ,eld]ly       
,consum]s4  7d7 ,effective date ,!      
am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 %all    
apply to det]m9ations made ) respect to 
co/-(-liv+ computation qu>t]s 7z def9$ 9
 section #bae7;i77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,social  
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#dae7;i77#a77;,b777 end+ on or aft]     
,septemb] #cj1 #bjbc4  #c4 ,co/-(-liv+  
increases = c]ta9 ,f$]al b5efits        
programs bas$ on increases 9 ! ,consum] 

,price ,index = ! eld]ly ,not)/&+ any   
o!r provision ( law1 :5ev] b5efit am\nts
 "u title ,,ii ( ! ,social ,security    
,act are increas$ by any p]c5tage       
effective ) any mon? z a result ( a     
det]m9ation made "u section #bae7;i7 (  
su* ,act1 ! doll> am\nts 9 effect = !   
paym5t ( ! foll[+ b5efits1 z su* am\nts 
7 9 effect imm$iately be=e ! increase ( 
su* b5efit am\nts1 %all be increas$ by !
 same p]c5tage3 7#a7 ,an annuity "u !   
,civil ,s]vice ,retirem5t ,sy/em or !   
,f$]al ,employees ,retirem5t ,sy/em4    
7#b7 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs      
w>time disability comp5sation "u section
 #aaad ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4
  7#c7 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs    
additional comp5sation = dep5d5ts "u    
section #aaae7a7 ( su* title4  7#d7 ,!  
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs clo?+     
all[ance "u section #aafb ( su* title4  
7#e7 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs      
dep5d5cy & indemnity comp5sation to     
surviv+ sp\se "u subsections 7a7 ?r\gh  
7d7 ( section #acaa ( su* title4  7#f7  

,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs dep5d5cy &
 indemnity comp5sation to *ildr5 "u     
sections #acac7;a7 & #acad ( su* title4 
7#g7 ,milit>y retirem5t & survivor      
b5efit programs1 z def9$ 9 section      
#adfa7;b7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4