II 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5588 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 12, 2016 
Received 
AN ACT 
To increase, effective as of December 1, 2016, the rates 
of compensation for veterans with service-connected dis-
abilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity com-
pensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans’ Compensa-
tion COLA Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COMPENSA-
TION AND DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY 
COMPENSATION. 
(a) RATE ADJUSTMENT.—Effective on December 1, 
2016, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall increase, in 
accordance with subsection (c), the dollar amounts in ef-
fect on November 30, 2016, for the payment of disability 
compensation and dependency and indemnity compensa-
tion under the provisions specified in subsection (b). 
(b) AMOUNTS
TO
BE
INCREASED.—The dollar 
amounts to be increased pursuant to subsection (a) are 
the following: 
(1) WARTIME
DISABILITY
COMPENSATION.— 
Each of the dollar amounts under section 1114 of 
title 38, United States Code. 
(2) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPEND-
ENTS.—Each of the dollar amounts under section 
1115(1) of such title. 
(3) 
CLOTHING
ALLOWANCE.—The 
dollar 
amount under section 1162 of such title. 
(4) DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSA-
TION TO SURVIVING SPOUSE.—Each of the dollar 
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amounts under subsections (a) through (d) of sec-
tion 1311 of such title. 
(5) DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSA-
TION TO CHILDREN.—Each of the dollar amounts 
under sections 1313(a) and 1314 of such title. 
(c) DETERMINATION
OF INCREASE.—Each dollar 
amount described in subsection (b) shall be increased by 
the same percentage as the percentage by which benefit 
amounts payable under title II of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) are increased effective December 
1, 2016, as a result of a determination under section 
215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)). 
(d) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs may adjust administratively, consistent with the in-
creases made under subsection (a), the rates of disability 
compensation payable to persons under section 10 of Pub-
lic Law 85–857 (72 Stat. 1263) who have not received 
compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 3. PUBLICATION OF ADJUSTED RATES. 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish in the 
Federal Register the amounts specified in section 2(b), as 
increased under that section, not later than the date on 
which the matters specified in section 215(i)(2)(D) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(2)(D)) are required 
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to be published by reason of a determination made under 
section 215(i) of such Act during fiscal year 2017. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 11, 2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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