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H. R. 5588 
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen 
An Act 
To increase, effective as of December 1, 2016, 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, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans’ Compensation COLA 
Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION 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 effect on November 30, 2016, 
for the payment of disability compensation and dependency and 
indemnity compensation 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 DEPENDENTS.—Each of 
the dollar amounts under section 1115(1) of such title. 
(3) CLOTHING ALLOWANCE.—The dollar amount under sec-
tion 1162 of such title. 
(4) DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION TO SUR-
VIVING SPOUSE.—Each of the dollar amounts under subsections 
(a) through (d) of section 1311 of such title. 
(5) DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION TO CHIL-
DREN.—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 percent-
age 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 Affairs may 
adjust administratively, consistent with the increases made under 
subsection (a), the rates of disability compensation payable to per-
sons under section 10 of Public Law 85–857 (72 Stat. 1263) who 
have not received compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United 
States Code.
H. R. 5588—2 
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 to be published by reason of a determina-
tion made under section 215(i) of such Act during fiscal year 2017. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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 
amounts under subsections (a) through (d) of sec-
tion 1311 of such title. 
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(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. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIRING VERIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR 
ENROLLMENT 
DURING 
SPECIAL 
ENROLL-
MENT PERIODS IN PPACA INSURANCE PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1311(c) of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031(c)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(7) VERIFICATION
REQUIREMENT
FOR
SPE-
CIAL ENROLLMENT PERIODS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
provide that, in the case of a special enrollment 
period provided for under paragraph (6)(C) 
that is with respect to a plan year that begins 
on or after January 1, 2017, qualified health 
plans offered through an Exchange may not 
make coverage effective with respect to an indi-
vidual enrolling during such period until the 
Exchange verifies, through an approved verifi-
cation process described in subparagraph (B), 
that the individual, with respect to such Ex-
change, is a qualified individual who is eligible 
to enroll during such period. 
‘‘(B) APPROVED
VERIFICATION
PROCESS 
DESCRIBED.—For purposes of subparagraph 
(A), an approved verification process described 
in this subparagraph is a process specified by 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5589 
To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to 
require verification for eligibility for enrollment during special enrollment 
periods in PPACA insurance plans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2016 
Mrs. BLACKBURN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act to require verification for eligibility for enroll-
ment during special enrollment periods in PPACA insur-
ance plans, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Plan Verification and 
Fairness Act of 2016’’. 
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extraordinary circumstances and the amount of the
loss of income and the additional expense allowance,
if any, shall be on the debtor. The court may award
to the party that prevails with respect to such objec-
tion a reasonable attorney’s fee and costs incurred
by the prevailing party in connection with such ob-
jection if the court finds that the position of the
nonprevailing party was not substantially justified,
but the court shall not award such fee or such costs
if special circumstances make the award unjust.
‘‘(b) For the purposes of chapter 13 of this title, the
statement of extraordinary circumstances shall be filed
with the court and served on the trustee on or before 45
days before each anniversary of the confirmation of the
plan in order to be applicable during the next year of the
plan. Any objection thereto shall be filed 30 days after
the statement is filed with the trustee. Whenever a state-
ment is timely filed with the trustee, the trustee shall give
notice to creditors that such statement has been filed and
the amount of monthly net income stated therein within
15 days of receipt of the statement.’’;
(4) in section 1322(a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (2);
the Secretary through interim final rulemaking 
that requires an individual described in sub-
paragraph (A) seeking to enroll in a qualified 
health plan described in such subparagraph to 
submit to the Exchange such documents as the 
Secretary determines are necessary in order for 
the Exchange to verify that the individual, with 
respect to such Exchange, is a qualified indi-
vidual who is eligible to enroll during a period 
described in such subparagraph. To the extent 
practicable, such process shall be similar to the 
review and assessment process pertaining to 
special enrollment periods described at 81 Fed. 
Reg. 12274 in the final rule entitled ‘Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS No-
tice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 
2017’, published at 81 Fed. Reg. 12203 (March 
8, 2016).’’. 
(b) STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Inspector General of the De-
partment of Health and Human Services shall con-
duct a study on enrollment by individuals in quali-
fied health plans (as defined in section 1301(a) of 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 
U.S.C. 18021(a))) during special enrollment periods 
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provided for under section 1311(c)(6)(C) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 18031(c)(6)(C)) that are with respect to 
plan year 2015. Such study shall include, with re-
spect to each such period, an identification of each 
of the following: 
(A) The number of individuals who sought 
to enroll in such a plan through an Exchange 
established under such Act during such period 
but who were not allowed to so enroll during 
such period. 
(B) The number of such individuals who 
were not allowed to so enroll through such an 
Exchange during such period on account of 
each of the following: 
(i) The individual did not provide to 
the Exchange documentation to dem-
onstrate that the individual was, with re-
spect to the Exchange, a qualified indi-
vidual (as defined in section 1312(f)(1) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 18032(f)(1))) who 
was eligible to enroll during such period. 
(ii) Such documentation provided to 
the Exchange by the individual was invalid. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than June 1, 2017, 
such Inspector General shall submit to Congress a 
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report on the findings of the study conducted under 
paragraph (1). 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 558 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 55 South Pioneer Boulevard in Springboro, 
Ohio, as the ‘‘Richard ‘Dick’ Chenault Post Office Build-
ing’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RICHARD ‘‘DICK’’ CHENAULT POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 55 South Pioneer Boulevard in 
Springboro, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘ Richard ‘Dick’ Chenault Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Richard ‘Dick’ 
Chenault Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 24, 
2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 558 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 55 South Pioneer Boulevard 
in Springboro, Ohio, as the ‘‘Richard ‘Dick’ 
Chenault Post Office Building’’.
H. R. 558 
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen 
An Act 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 55 South 
Pioneer Boulevard in Springboro, Ohio, as the ‘‘Richard ‘Dick’ Chenault Post 
Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RICHARD ‘‘DICK’’ CHENAULT POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 55 South Pioneer Boulevard in Springboro, Ohio, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Richard ‘Dick’ Chenault 
Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Richard ‘Dick’ Chenault Post Office Building’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 558 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
55 South Pioneer Boulevard in Springboro, Ohio, as the ‘‘Richard ‘Dick’ 
Chenault Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2015 
Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. RENACCI, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. 
TIBERI, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. JORDAN, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. 
WENSTRUP, Mr. LATTA, Mr. TURNER, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Ms. 
FUDGE, and Mr. JOYCE) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 55 South Pioneer Boulevard in Springboro, 
Ohio, as the ‘‘Richard ‘Dick’ Chenault Post Office Build-
ing’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RICHARD ‘‘DICK’’ CHENAULT POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 55 South Pioneer Boulevard in 
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Springboro, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘ Richard ‘Dick’ Chenault Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Richard ‘Dick’ 
Chenault Post Office Building’’. 
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tial discharge due to the lengthy delays in the proc-
essing of unfair labor practice charges by the Na-
tional Labor Relations Board and to the several lay-
ers of appeal under the National Labor Relations
Act.
(3) In order to minimize the chilling effect on
the exercise of rights provided under section 7
caused by an unlawful discharge and to maximize
the effectiveness of the remedies for unlawful dis-
crimination under the National Labor Relations Act,
the National Labor Relations Board should resolve
in a timely manner all unfair labor practice com-
plaints alleging that an employee has been unlaw-
fully discharged to encourage or discourage member-
ship in a labor organization.
(4) Expeditious resolution of such complaints
would benefit all parties not only by ensuring swift
justice, but also by reducing the costs of litigation
and backpay awards.
SEC. 302. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this title is to ensure that the Na-
tional Labor Relations Board resolves in a timely manner
all unfair labor practice complaints alleging that an em-
ployee has been unlawfully discharged to encourage or dis-
courage membership in a labor organization.
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS
NAVY WORKING CAPITAL FUND
For an additional amount for ‘‘Navy Working Capital
Fund’’, $30,467,000: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Pro-
vided further, That of this amount, $7,450,000 shall be
available only to the extent that an official budget request
for a specific dollar amount, that includes designation of
the entire amount of the request as an emergency require-
ment as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted
by the President to Congress.
DEFENSE-WIDE WORKING CAPITAL FUND
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense-Wide Work-
ing Capital Fund’’, $1,000,000: Provided, That such
amount is designated by Congress as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended.
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Health Pro-
gram’’, $1,900,000: Provided, That such amount is des-
IIB 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 558 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2015 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 55 South Pioneer Boulevard in Springboro, 
Ohio, as the ‘‘Richard ‘Dick’ Chenault Post Office Build-
ing’’. 
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. RICHARD ‘‘DICK’’ CHENAULT POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 55 South Pioneer Boulevard in 
Springboro, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘ Richard ‘Dick’ Chenault Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Richard ‘Dick’ 
Chenault Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 24, 
2015. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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II 
Calendar No. 259 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 558 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2015 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
OCTOBER 8, 2015 
Reported by Mr. JOHNSON, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 55 South Pioneer Boulevard in Springboro, 
Ohio, as the ‘‘Richard ‘Dick’ Chenault Post Office Build-
ing’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RICHARD ‘‘DICK’’ CHENAULT POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 55 South Pioneer Boulevard in 
Springboro, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘ Richard ‘Dick’ Chenault Post Office Building’’. 
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(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Richard ‘Dick’ 
Chenault Post Office Building’’. 
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Calendar No. 259 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 558 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 55 South Pioneer Boulevard 
in Springboro, Ohio, as the ‘‘Richard ‘Dick’ 
Chenault Post Office Building’’. 
OCTOBER 8, 2015 
Reported without amendment 
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SECTION 1. ZAPATA VETERANS POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 810 N US Highway 83 in Za-
pata, Texas, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Za-
pata Veterans Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Zapata Veterans Post 
Office’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 20, 
2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5591 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 810 N US Highway 83 in 
Zapata, Texas, as the ‘‘Zapata Veterans Post Of-
fice’’.
H. R. 5591 
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen 
An Act 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 810 N 
US Highway 83 in Zapata, Texas, as the ‘‘Zapata Veterans Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ZAPATA VETERANS POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 810 N US Highway 83 in Zapata, Texas, shall 
be known and designated as the ‘‘Zapata Veterans Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Zapata Veterans Post Office’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.