IIB 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1513 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 31, 2009 

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

AN ACT 

To increase, effective as of December 1, 2009, the rates 

of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain serviceconnected disabled veterans, and for other purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as ‘‘Veterans’ Compensation 

5 Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COMPENSA7 TION AND DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY 

8 COMPENSATION. 

9 (a) RATE ADJUSTMENT.—Effective on December 1, 

10 2009, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall increase, in 

11 accordance with subsection (c), the dollar amounts in ef12 fect on November 30, 2009, for the payment of disability 

13 compensation and dependency and indemnity compensa14 tion under the provisions specified in subsection (b). 

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

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

17 the following: 

18 (1) WARTIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION.— 

19 Each of the dollar amounts under section 1114 of 

20 title 38, United States Code. 

21 (2) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPEND22 ENTS.—Each of the dollar amounts under sections 

23 1115(1) of such title. 

24 (3) CLOTHING ALLOWANCE.—The dollar 

25 amount under section 1162 of such title. 


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1 (4) DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSA2 TION TO SURVIVING SPOUSE.—Each of the dollar 

3 amounts under subsections (a) through (d) of sec4 tion 1311 of such title. 

5 (5) DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSA6 TION TO CHILDREN.—Each of the dollar amounts 

7 under sections 1313(a) and 1314 of such title. 

8 (c) DETERMINATION OF INCREASE.— 

9 (1) PERCENTAGE.—Except as provided in para10 graph (2), each dollar amount described in sub11 section (b) shall be increased by the same percentage 

12 as the percentage by which benefit amounts payable 

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

14 401 et seq.) are increased effective December 1, 

15 2009, as a result of a determination under section 

16 215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)). 

17 (2) ROUNDING.—Each dollar amount increased 

18 under paragraph (1), if not a whole dollar amount, 

19 shall be rounded to the next lower whole dollar 

20 amount. 

21 (d) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary of Veterans Af22 fairs may adjust administratively, consistent with the in23 creases made under subsection (a), the rates of disability 

24 compensation payable to persons under section 10 of Pub25 lic Law 85–857 (72 Stat. 1263) who have not received 


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1 compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United States 

2 Code. 

3 SEC. 3. PUBLICATION OF ADJUSTED RATES. 

4 The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish in the 

5 Federal Register the amounts specified in section 2(b), as 

6 increased under that section, not later than the date on 

7 which the matters specified in section 215(i)(2)(D) of the 

8 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(2)(D)) are required 

9 to be published by reason of a determination made under 

10 section 215(i) of such Act during fiscal year 2010. 

Passed the House of Representatives March 30, 

2009. 

Attest: LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

Clerk. 


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