,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dhjg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ag1 #bjbf,mr4   
,%eehy introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d     
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
increase1 & provide a co/-(-liv+        
adju/m5t ) respect to1 ! dea? gratuity =
 families ( deceas$ memb]s ( ! ,arm$    
,=ces4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,honor ,gold ,/> ,families    
,act4  #b4 ,increase 9 & co/-(-liv+     
adju/m5t ( dea? gratuity  7a7 ,increase 
9 dea? gratuity  7#a7 ,increase ,section
 #adgh7;a7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$1 9 ! matt] prec$+       
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ #ajj1jjj &      
ins]t+ #bjj1jjj4  7#b7 ,retroactive     
applicability ,! am5dm5t made by        
p>agraph 7#a7 %all apply ) respect to   
dea?s occurr+ on or aft] ,janu>y #a1    
#bjbf4  7b7 ,co/-(-,liv+ adju/m5t ( dea?
 gratuity ,section #adgh ( title #aj1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z am5d$ by         

subsection 7a71 is fur!r am5d$ by ins]t+
 aft] subsection 7b7 ! foll[+ new       
subsection3  7c7  ,annual adju/m5t to   
dea? gratuity  7#a7 ,on ,janu>y #a1     
#bjbg1 & ,janu>y #a ( ea* ye> !reaft]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