,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gicb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ab1 #bjbf,mr4   
,van ,epps 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,kiggans ( 
,virg9ia1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,mr4 ,davis (   
,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,ellzey1 ,mr4       
,h>rigan1 ,mr4 ,timmons1 ,mr4 ,bi%op1   
,mr4 ,van ,ord51 ,mr4 ,rose1 ,mr4       
,james1 & ,mr4 ,bur*ett7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill 
,to increase ! dea? gratuity payable ^u 
! dea? ( a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & to   
provide = annual co/-(-liv+ adju/m5ts to
 su* dea? gratuity1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,honor+ ,our ,nation's ,obligation to 
,rememb] ,gold ,/> ,families ,act or !  
,,honor ,gold ,/> ,families ,act4  #b4  
,increase 9 dea? gratuity  7a7 ,increase
 ,section #adgh7;a7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ #ajj1jjj
 & ins]t+ #bjj1jjj4  7b7 ,applicability 
,! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all  
apply ) respect to dea?s occurr+ on or  

aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjbf4  #c4 ,co/-(-liv+
 adju/m5t ( dea? gratuity  7a7 ,adju/m5t
 ,section #adgh ( title #aj1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 z am5d$ by section #b (   
?is ,act1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]       
subsection 7b7 ! foll[+ new subsection3 
7c7 ,annual adju/m5t to dea? gratuity   
7#a7 ,on ,janu>y #a ( ea* ye>1 ! am\nt (
 ! dea? gratuity payable "u subsection  
7a7 %all be increas$ by ! p]c5tage 7if  
any7 by :i* ! ,consum] ,price ,index =  
,all ,urban ,consum]s1 publi%$ by !     
,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics1 dur+ !      
prec$+ cal5d> ye> exce$s su* ,consum]   
,price ,index = ! cal5d> ye> be=e su*   
prec$+ cal5d> ye>1 r\nd$ to ! ne>e/     
#ajj4  7#b7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all 
annually publi% ! am\nt ( ! dea?        
gratuity payable "u subsection 7a71 z   
adju/$ by p>agraph 7#a71 9 ! ,f$]al     
,regi/]4  4  7b7 ,applicability ,!      
am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all     
apply beg9n+ on ,janu>y #a1 #bjbg4