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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 368

Providing for the concurrence by the House with amendments in the

amendment of the Senate to H.R. 2280.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOVEMBER 9, 1999

Mr. STUMP submitted the following resolution; was considered and agreed to

RESOLUTION

Providing for the concurrence by the House with

amendments in the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 2280.

Resolved, That, upon the adoption of this resolution, the

House shall be considered to have taken from the Speaker’s

table the bill H.R. 2280, with the Senate amendment thereto,

and to have concurred in the Senate amendment with the following amendments:

(1) Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to

amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a costof-living adjustment in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and

the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for

survivors of such veterans.’’.
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(2) In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by

the amendment of the Senate, insert the following:

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO TITLE 38,

2 UNITED STATES CODE.

3 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the

4 ‘‘Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act

5 of 1999’’.

6 (b) REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES

7 CODE.—Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever

8 in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms

9 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi10 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a

11 section or other provision of title 38, United States Code.

12 SEC. 2. DISABILITY COMPENSATION.

13 (a) INCREASE IN RATES.—Section 1114 is

14 amended—

15 (1) by striking ‘‘$95’’ in subsection (a) and in16 serting ‘‘$98’’;

17 (2) by striking ‘‘$182’’ in subsection (b) and in18 serting ‘‘$188’’;

19 (3) by striking ‘‘$279’’ in subsection (c) and in20 serting ‘‘$288’’;

21 (4) by striking ‘‘$399’’ in subsection (d) and in22 serting ‘‘$413’’;
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1 (5) by striking ‘‘$569’’ in subsection (e) and in2 serting ‘‘$589’’;

3 (6) by striking ‘‘$717’’ in subsection (f) and in4 serting ‘‘$743’’;

5 (7) by striking ‘‘$905’’ in subsection (g) and in6 serting ‘‘$937’’;

7 (8) by striking ‘‘$1,049’’ in subsection (h) and

8 inserting ‘‘$1,087’’;

9 (9) by striking ‘‘$1,181’’ in subsection (i) and

10 inserting ‘‘$1,224’’;

11 (10) by striking ‘‘$1,964’’ in subsection (j) and

12 inserting ‘‘$2,036’’;

13 (11) in subsection (k)—

14 (A) by striking ‘‘$75’’ both places it ap15 pears and inserting ‘‘$76’’; and

16 (B) by striking ‘‘$2,443’’ and ‘‘$3,426’’

17 and inserting ‘‘$2,533’’ and ‘‘$3,553’’, respec18 tively;

19 (12) by striking ‘‘$2,443’’ in subsection (l) and

20 inserting ‘‘$2,533’’;

21 (13) by striking ‘‘$2,694’’ in subsection (m)

22 and inserting ‘‘$2,794’’;

23 (14) by striking ‘‘$3,066’’ in subsection (n) and

24 inserting ‘‘$3,179’’;
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1 (15) by striking ‘‘$3,426’’ each place it appears

2 in subsections (o) and (p) and inserting ‘‘$3,553’’;

3 (16) by striking ‘‘$1,471’’ and ‘‘$2,190’’ in sub4 section (r) and inserting ‘‘$1,525’’ and ‘‘$2,271’’,

5 respectively; and

6 (17) by striking ‘‘$2,199’’ in subsection (s) and

7 inserting ‘‘$2,280’’.

8 (b) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary of Veterans Af9 fairs may authorize administratively, consistent with the

10 increases authorized by this section, the rates of disability

11 compensation payable to persons within the purview of

12 section 10 of Public Law 85–857 who are not in receipt

13 of compensation payable pursuant to chapter 11 of title

14 38, United States Code.

15 SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPENDENTS.

16 Section 1115(1) is amended—

17 (1) by striking ‘‘$114’’ in clause (A) and insert18 ing ‘‘$117’’;

19 (2) by striking ‘‘$195’’ and ‘‘$60’’ in clause (B)

20 and inserting ‘‘$201’’ and ‘‘$61’’, respectively;

21 (3) by striking ‘‘$78’’ and ‘‘$60’’ in clause (C)

22 and inserting ‘‘$80’’ and ‘‘$61’’, respectively;

23 (4) by striking ‘‘$92’’ in clause (D) and insert24 ing ‘‘$95’’;
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1 (5) by striking ‘‘$215’’ in clause (E) and insert2 ing ‘‘$222’’; and

3 (6) by striking ‘‘$180’’ in clause (F) and insert4 ing ‘‘$186’’.

5 SEC. 4. CLOTHING ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN DISABLED

6 VETERANS.

7 Section 1162 is amended by striking ‘‘$528’’ and in8 serting ‘‘$546’’.

9 SEC. 5. DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION

10 FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES.

11 (a) NEW LAW RATES.—Section 1311(a) is

12 amended—

13 (1) by striking ‘‘$850’’ in paragraph (1) and in14 serting ‘‘$881’’; and

15 (2) by striking ‘‘$185’’ in paragraph (2) and in16 serting ‘‘$191’’.

17 (b) OLD LAW RATES.—The table in section

18 1311(a)(3) is amended to read as follows:
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Monthly Monthly

‘‘Pay grade rate Pay grade rate

E–1 ............................ $881 W–4 ............................ $1,054

E–2 ............................ 881 O–1 ............................ 930

E–3 ............................ 881 O–2 ............................ 962

E–4 ............................ 881 O–3 ............................ 1,028

E–5 ............................ 881 O–4 ............................ 1,087

E–6 ............................ 881 O–5 ............................ 1,198

E–7 ............................ 911 O–6 ............................ 1,349

E–8 ............................ 962 O–7 ............................ 1,458

E–9 ............................ 1,0031 O–8 ............................ 1,598

W–1 ............................ 930 O–9 ............................ 1,712

W–2 ............................ 968 O–10 .......................... 1,8782

W–3 ............................ 997

‘‘1 If the veteran served as sergeant major of the Army, senior enlisted advisor of

the Navy, chief master sergeant of the Air Force, sergeant major of the Marine

Corps, or master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard, at the applicable time designated by section 1302 of this title, the surviving spouse’s rate shall be $1,082.

‘‘2 If the veteran served as Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of

Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the

Air Force, Commandant of the Marine Corps, or Commandant of the Coast Guard,

at the applicable time designated by section 1302 of this title, the surviving

spouse’s rate shall be $2,013.’’.

1 (c) ADDITIONAL DIC FOR CHILDREN.—Section

2 1311(b) is amended by striking ‘‘$215’’ and inserting

3 ‘‘$222’’.

4 (d) AID AND ATTENDANCE ALLOWANCE.—Section

5 1311(c) is amended by striking ‘‘$215’’ and inserting

6 ‘‘$222’’.

7 (e) HOUSEBOUND RATE.—Section 1311(d) is amend8 ed by striking ‘‘$104’’ and inserting ‘‘$107’’.

9 SEC. 6. DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION

10 FOR CHILDREN.

11 (a) DIC FOR ORPHAN CHILDREN.—Section 1313(a)

12 is amended—

13 (1) by striking ‘‘$361’’ in paragraph (1) and in14 serting ‘‘$373’’;
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1 (2) by striking ‘‘$520’’ in paragraph (2) and in2 serting ‘‘$538’’;

3 (3) by striking ‘‘$675’’ in paragraph (3) and in4 serting ‘‘$699’’; and

5 (4) by striking ‘‘$675’’ and ‘‘$132’’ in para6 graph (4) and inserting ‘‘$699’’ and ‘‘$136’’, respec7 tively.

8 (b) SUPPLEMENTAL DIC FOR DISABLED ADULT

9 CHILDREN.—Section 1314 is amended—

10 (1) by striking ‘‘$215’’ in subsection (a) and in11 serting ‘‘$222’’;

12 (2) by striking ‘‘$361’’ in subsection (b) and in13 serting ‘‘$373’’; and

14 (3) by striking ‘‘$182’’ in subsection (c) and in15 serting ‘‘$188’’.

16 SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.

17 The amendments made by this Act shall take effect

18 on December 1, 1999.

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