(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, in collaboration with the 
Secretary of Labor, shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress an interim report on the re-
training assistance provided under section 211 of the 
VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 (Public Law 112– 
56; 125 Stat. 713; 38 U.S.C. 4100 note). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) The total number of— 
(i) eligible veterans who have partici-
pated in the program established under such 
section as of the date of the enactment of 
this Act; and 
(ii) associates degrees or certificates 
awarded (or other similar evidence of the 
completion of the program of education or 
training earned) to veterans participating 
in the program established under such sec-
tion as of such date. 
(B) Data related to the employment status 
of eligible veterans who participated in such pro-
gram. 
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SEC. 12. INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COMPENSA-
TION AND DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY 
COMPENSATION. 
(a) RATE ADJUSTMENT.—Effective on December 1, 
2013, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall increase, in 
accordance with subsection (c), the dollar amounts in effect 
on November 30, 2013, for the payment of disability com-
pensation 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
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 section 
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.— 
(1) PERCENTAGE.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), 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, 2012, as a re-
sult of a determination under section 215(i) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)). 
(2) ROUNDING.—Each dollar amount increased 
under paragraph (1), if not a whole dollar amount, 
shall be rounded to the next lower whole dollar 
amount. 
(d) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
may adjust administratively, consistent with the increases 
made under subsection (a), the rates of disability compensa-
tion payable to persons 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. 
(e) PUBLICATION
OF ADJUSTED RATES.—The Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall publish in the Federal Reg-
ister the amounts specified in subsection (b), as increased 
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under that section, not later than the date on which the 
matters specified in section 215(i)(2)(D) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(2)(D)) are required to be pub-
lished by reason of a determination made under section 
215(i) of such Act during fiscal year 2014. 
SEC. 13. PERFORMANCE AWARDS IN THE SENIOR EXECU-
TIVE SERVICE. 
For each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs may not pay any performance 
awards under section 5384 of title 5, United States Code. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to require courses of education 
provided by public institutions of higher education that 
are approved for purposes of the educational assistance 
programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State 
tuition rate, to make other improvements in the laws re-
lating to benefits administered by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs, and for other purposes.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 66 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 357 
[Report No. 113–94] 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require 
courses of education provided by public institu-
tions of higher education that are approved for 
purposes of the educational assistance programs 
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the 
in-State tuition rate. 
JUNE 3, 2013 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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