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Union Calendar No. 291 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4843 

[Report No. 109–521] 

To increase, effective as of December 1, 2006, the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates 

of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 2, 2006 

Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. BUYER, and Mr. 

EVANS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

JUNE 22, 2006 

Additional sponsors: Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. BRADLEY of New Hampshire, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. BAKER, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. 

FILNER, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. 

MICHAUD, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. REYES, Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of 

Florida, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. CAMPBELL of California, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. BARROW, Ms. HERSETH, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN

of California, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. 

SALAZAR, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. HOLDEN, Ms. HOOLEY, Mr. 

SNYDER, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, and Mr. GONZALEZ

JUNE 22, 2006 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
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[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To increase, effective as of December 1, 2006, 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. 

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 2006’’. 

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

8 COMPENSATION. 

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

10 Affairs shall, effective on December 1, 2006, increase the 

11 dollar amounts in effect for the payment of disability com12 pensation and dependency and indemnity compensation by 

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

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

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

16 the following: 
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1 (1) COMPENSATION.—Each of the dollar 

2 amounts in effect under section 1114 of title 38, 

3 United States Code. 

4 (2) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPEND5 ENTS.—Each of the dollar amounts in effect under 

6 section 1115(1) of such title. 

7 (3) CLOTHING ALLOWANCE.—The dollar 

8 amount in effect under section 1162 of such title. 

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

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

11 1311(a) of such title. 

12 (5) OLD DIC RATES.—Each of the dollar 

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

14 title. 

15 (6) ADDITIONAL DIC FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES

16 WITH MINOR CHILDREN.—The dollar amount in ef17 fect under section 1311(b) of such title. 

18 (6) ADDITIONAL DIC FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES

19 WITH MINOR CHILDREN.—The dollar amounts in ef20 fect under section 1311(b) of such title and paragraph 

21 (1) of section 1311(f) of such title (as redesignated by 

22 subsection (e) of this section). 

23 (7) ADDITIONAL DIC FOR DISABILITY.—The 

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

25 1311(d) of such title. 
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1 (8) DIC FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN.—The 

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

3 1314 of such title. 

4 (c) DETERMINATION OF INCREASE.— 

5 (1) BASE FOR INCREASE.—The increase under 

6 subsection (a) shall be made in the dollar amounts 

7 specified in subsection (b) as in effect on November 

8 30, 2006. 

9 (2) PERCENTAGE OF INCREASE.—Except as 

10 provided in paragraph (3), each such amount shall 

11 be increased by the same percentage as the percent12 age by which benefit amounts payable under title II 

13 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) 

14 are increased effective December 1, 2006, as a result 

15 of a determination under section 215(i) of such Act 

16 (42 U.S.C. 415(i)). 

17 (3) ROUNDING.—Each dollar amount increased 

18 pursuant to paragraph (2) shall, if not a whole dol19 lar amount, be rounded down to the next lower 

20 whole dollar amount. 

21 (d) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary may adjust ad22 ministratively, consistent with the increases made under 

23 subsection (a), the rates of disability compensation pay24 able to persons within the purview of section 10 of Public 

25 Law 85–857 (72 Stat. 1263) who are not in receipt of 
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1 compensation payable pursuant to chapter 11 of title 38, 

2 United States Code. 

3 (e) DESIGNATION CORRECTION.—Section 1311 of title 

4 38, United States Code, is amended by redesignating the 

5 second subsection (e) (added by section 301(a) of the Vet6 erans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004 (Public Law 108– 

7 454; 118 Stat. 3610)) as subsection (f). 

8 SEC. 3. PUBLICATION OF ADJUSTED RATES. 

9 At the same time as the matters specified in section 

10 215(i)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

11 415(i)(2)(D)) are required to be published by reason of 

12 a determination made under section 215(i) of such Act 

13 during fiscal year 2006, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

14 shall publish in the Federal Register the amounts specified 

15 in subsection (b) of section 2, as increased pursuant to 

16 that section. 
Union Calendar No. 291 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4843 

[Report No. 109–521] 

A BILL 

To increase, effective as of December 1, 2006, the 

erans, and for other purposes. vivors of certain service-connected disabled vetpendency and indemnity compensation for surservice-connected disabilities and the rates of derates of disability compensation for veterans with 

JUNE 22, 2006 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 

dered to be printed of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-