,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fjbg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ab1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,gottheimer 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,bacon7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to provide for an annual 
increase in 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 purposes4  #a4 ,annual    
increase in rates of ,department of     
,veterans ,affairs disability           
compensation and dependency and         
indemnity compensation  7a7 ,in general 
,chapter #a of title #ch1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#abj4 ,annual increase in disability    
compensation and dependency and         
indemnity compensation  7a7 ,rate       

adjustment ,effective on ,december #a of
 each year1 the ,secretary shall        
increase1 in accordance with subsection 
7c71 the dollar amounts in effect on    
,november #cj of that year1 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 this     
title4  7#b7 ,additional compensation   
for dependents ,each of the dollar      
amounts under section #aaae7a7 of this  
title4  7#c7 ,clothing allowance ,the   
dollar amount under section #aafb of    
this title4  7#d7 ,dependency and       
indemnity compensation to surviving     
spouse ,each of the dollar amounts under
 subsections 7a7 through 7d7 of section 
#acaa of this title4  7#e7 ,dependency  
and indemnity compensation to children  

,each of the dollar amounts under       
sections #acac7;a7 and #acad of this    
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 #a of such
 year 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 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 this title4  7e7        
,publication of adjusted rates ,each    
fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall       
publish in the ,federal ,register the   
amounts specified in subsection 7b71 as 

increased under subsection 7a71 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 that fiscal
 year4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the 
table of sections at the beginning of   
such chapter is amended by inserting    
after the item relating to section #aai 
the following new item3  #abj4 ,annual  
increase in disability compensation and 
dependency and indemnity compensation4  
4  7c7 ,effective date ,section #abj of 
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
added by subsection 7a71 shall take     
effect on the date that is #ahj days    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4