,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dajh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ag1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,risch 7for himself and ,mr4  
,king7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to increase burial and   
funeral expenses paid by the ,secretary 
of ,veterans ,affairs in the case of    
death from a service-connected          
disability1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,veteran ,burial ,benefit          
,correction ,act4  #b4 ,increase in     
burial and funeral expenses paid by the 
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs in the 
case of death from a service-connected  
disability ,section #bcjg of title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 by inserting 7a7 before ,in any case2  
7#b7 by striking #b1jjj and inserting   
#c1jjj 7as increased from time to time  
under subsection 7b772 and  7#c7 by     

adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7b7 ,with respect to any   
fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall       
provide a percentage increase 7rounded  
to the nearest dollar7 in the amount of 
burial and funeral expenses payable     
under subsection 7a77#a7 equal to the   
percentage by which-- 7#a7 the ,consumer
 ,price ,index 7all items1 ,united      
,states city average7 for the #ab-month 
period ending on the ,june #cj preceding
 the beginning of the fiscal year for   
which the increase is made1 exceeds     
7#b7 the ,consumer ,price ,index for the
 #ab-month period preceding the         
#ab-month period described in paragraph 
7#a74  4