In the Senate of the United States, 
September 26, 2002. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 4085) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to provide a cost-of-living increase in the rates 
of compensation for veterans with service-connected disability 
and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving 
spouses of such veterans, to expand certain benefits for vet-
erans and their survivors, and for other purposes.’’, do pass 
with the following 
AMENDMENTS: 
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans’ Compensation 
Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2002’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION 
AND DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COM-
PENSATION. 
(a) RATE ADJUSTMENT.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall, effective on December 1, 2002, increase the dol-
lar amounts in effect for the payment of disability com-
pensation and dependency and indemnity compensation by 
the Secretary, as specified in subsection (b). 
(b) AMOUNTS
TO
BE
INCREASED.—The dollar 
amounts to be increased pursuant to subsection (a) are the 
following: 
(1) COMPENSATION.—Each of the dollar amounts 
in effect under section 1114 of title 38, United States 
Code. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
COMPENSATION
FOR
DEPEND-
ENTS.—Each of the dollar amounts in effect under 
section 1115(1) of such title. 
(3) CLOTHING ALLOWANCE.—The dollar amount 
in effect under section 1162 of such title. 
(4) NEW DIC RATES.—The dollar amounts in ef-
fect under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1311(a) 
of such title. 
(5) OLD
DIC
RATES.—Each of the dollar 
amounts in effect under section 1311(a)(3) of such 
title. 
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(6) ADDITIONAL DIC FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES 
WITH MINOR CHILDREN.—The dollar amount in effect 
under section 1311(b) of such title. 
(7) ADDITIONAL DIC FOR DISABILITY.—The dol-
lar amounts in effect under sections 1311(c) and 
1311(d) of such title. 
(8) DIC FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN.—The dol-
lar amounts in effect under sections 1313(a) and 
1314 of such title. 
(c) DETERMINATION OF INCREASE.—(1) The increase 
under subsection (a) shall be made in the dollar amounts 
specified in subsection (b) as in effect on November 30, 
2002. 
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), each such 
amount 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 in-
creased effective December 1, 2002, as a result of a deter-
mination under section 215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
415(i)). 
(3) Each dollar amount increased pursuant to para-
graph (2) shall, if not a whole dollar amount, be rounded 
down to the next lower whole dollar amount. 
(d) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary may adjust ad-
ministratively, consistent with the increases made under 
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