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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2394

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

OCTOBER 11 (legislative day, OCTOBER 10), 1995

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

AN ACT

To increase, effective as of December 1, 1995, the rates

of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans’ Compensa3 tion Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1995’’.

4 SEC. 2. INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COMPENSA5 TION AND DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY

6 COMPENSATION.

7 (a) RATE ADJUSTMENT.—The Secretary of Veterans

8 Affairs shall, effective on December 1, 1995, increase the

9 dollar amounts in effect for the payment of disability com10 pensation and dependency and indemnity compensation by

11 the Secretary, as specified in subsection (b).

12 (b) AMOUNTS TO BE INCREASED.—The dollar

13 amounts to be increased pursuant to subsection (a) are

14 the following:

15 (1) COMPENSATION.—Each of the dollar

16 amounts in effect under section 1114 of title 38,

17 United States Code.

18 (2) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPEND19 ENTS.—Each of the dollar amounts in effect under

20 sections 1115(1) of such title.

21 (3) CLOTHING ALLOWANCE.—The dollar

22 amount in effect under section 1162 of such title.

23 (4) NEW DIC RATES.—The dollar amounts in

24 effect under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section

25 1311(a) of such title.
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1 (5) OLD DIC RATES.—Each of the dollar

2 amounts in effect under section 1311(a)(3) of such

3 title.

4 (6) ADDITIONAL DIC FOR DISABILITY.—The

5 dollar amounts in effect under sections 1311(c) and

6 1311(d) of such title.

7 (7) DIC FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN.—The

8 dollar amounts in effect under sections 1313(a) and

9 1314 of such title.

10 (c) DETERMINATION OF INCREASE.—(1) The in11 crease under subsection (a) shall be made in the dollar

12 amounts specified in subsection (b) as in effect on Novem13 ber 30, 1995.

14 (2) Except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4),

15 each such amount shall be increased by the same percent16 age as the percentage by which benefit amounts payable

17 under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401

18 et seq.) are increased effective December 1, 1995, as a

19 result of a determination under section 215(i) of such Act

20 (42 U.S.C. 415(i)).

21 (3) Each dollar amount increased pursuant to para22 graph (2) shall, if not a whole dollar amount, be rounded

23 down to the next lower whole dollar amount.
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1 (4)(A) The old-law DIC rates shall each be increased

2 by the amount by which the new-law DIC rate is increased

3 as determined under paragraphs (2) and (3).

4 (B) For purposes of this paragraph:

5 (i) The term ‘‘old-law DIC rates’’ means the

6 dollar amounts in effect under section 1311(a)(3) of

7 title 38, United States Code.

8 (ii) The term ‘‘new-law DIC rate’’ means the

9 dollar amount in effect under section 1311(a)(1) of

10 title 38, United States Code.

11 (d) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary may adjust ad12 ministratively, consistent with the increases made under

13 subsection (a), the rates of disability compensation pay14 able to persons within the purview of section 10 of Public

15 Law 85–857 (72 Stat. 1263) who are not in receipt of

16 compensation payable pursuant to chapter 11 of title 38,

17 United States Code.

18 (e) PUBLICATION OF ADJUSTED RATES.—At the

19 same time as the matters specified in section 215(i)(2)(D)

20 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(2)(D)) are

21 required to be published by reason of a determination

22 made under section 215(i) of such Act during fiscal year

23 1995, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish in
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1 the Federal Register the amounts specified in subsection

2 (b), as increased pursuant to subsection (a).

Passed the House of Representatives October 10,

1995.

Attest: ROBIN H. CARLE,

Clerk.