IIB 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4843 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 28, 2006 

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

AN ACT 

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. 


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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 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: 

17 (1) COMPENSATION.—Each of the dollar 

18 amounts in effect under section 1114 of title 38, 

19 United States Code. 

20 (2) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPEND21 ENTS.—Each of the dollar amounts in effect under 

22 section 1115(1) of such title. 

23 (3) CLOTHING ALLOWANCE.—The dollar 

24 amount in effect under section 1162 of such title. 


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

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

3 1311(a) of such title. 

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

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

6 title. 

7 (6) ADDITIONAL DIC FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES

8 WITH MINOR CHILDREN.—The dollar amounts in ef9 fect under section 1311(b) of such title and para10 graph (1) of section 1311(f) of such title (as redesig11 nated by subsection (e) of this section). 

12 (7) ADDITIONAL DIC FOR DISABILITY.—The 

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

14 1311(d) of such title. 

15 (8) DIC FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN.—The 

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

17 1314 of such title. 

18 (c) DETERMINATION OF INCREASE.— 

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

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

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

22 30, 2006. 

23 (2) PERCENTAGE OF INCREASE.—Except as 

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

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1 age by which benefit amounts payable under title II 

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

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

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

5 (42 U.S.C. 415(i)). 

6 (3) ROUNDING.—Each dollar amount increased 

7 pursuant to paragraph (2) shall, if not a whole dol8 lar amount, be rounded down to the next lower 

9 whole dollar amount. 

10 (d) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary may adjust ad11 ministratively, consistent with the increases made under 

12 subsection (a), the rates of disability compensation pay13 able to persons within the purview of section 10 of Public 

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

15 compensation payable pursuant to chapter 11 of title 38, 

16 United States Code. 

17 (e) DESIGNATION CORRECTION.—Section 1311 of 

18 title 38, United States Code, is amended by redesignating 

19 the second subsection (e) (added by section 301(a) of the 

20 Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004 (Public Law 

21 108–454; 118 Stat. 3610)) as subsection (f). 

22 SEC. 3. PUBLICATION OF ADJUSTED RATES. 

23 At the same time as the matters specified in section 

24 215(i)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

25 415(i)(2)(D)) are required to be published by reason of 


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

2 during fiscal year 2006, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

3 shall publish in the Federal Register the amounts specified 

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

5 that section. 

Passed the House of Representatives June 27, 2006. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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