IV
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 368
Providing for the concurrence by the House with amendments in the
amendment of the Senate to H.R. 2280.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 9, 1999
Mr. STUMP submitted the following resolution; was considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Providing for the concurrence by the House with
amendments in the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 2280.
Resolved, That, upon the adoption of this resolution, the
House shall be considered to have taken from the Speaker’s
table the bill H.R. 2280, with the Senate amendment thereto,
and to have concurred in the Senate amendment with the fol-
lowing amendments:
(1) Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to
amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a cost-
of-living adjustment in the rates of disability compensa-
tion for veterans with service-connected disabilities and
the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for
survivors of such veterans.’’.
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(2) In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by
the amendment of the Senate, insert the following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO TITLE 38,
UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act
of 1999’’.
(b) REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES
CODE.—Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever
in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a
section or other provision of title 38, United States Code.
SEC. 2. DISABILITY COMPENSATION.
(a) 
INCREASE
IN
RATES.—Section 
1114 
is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$95’’ in subsection (a) and in-
serting ‘‘$98’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘$182’’ in subsection (b) and in-
serting ‘‘$188’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘$279’’ in subsection (c) and in-
serting ‘‘$288’’;
(4) by striking ‘‘$399’’ in subsection (d) and in-
serting ‘‘$413’’;
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(5) by striking ‘‘$569’’ in subsection (e) and in-
serting ‘‘$589’’;
(6) by striking ‘‘$717’’ in subsection (f) and in-
serting ‘‘$743’’;
(7) by striking ‘‘$905’’ in subsection (g) and in-
serting ‘‘$937’’;
(8) by striking ‘‘$1,049’’ in subsection (h) and
inserting ‘‘$1,087’’;
(9) by striking ‘‘$1,181’’ in subsection (i) and
inserting ‘‘$1,224’’;
(10) by striking ‘‘$1,964’’ in subsection (j) and
inserting ‘‘$2,036’’;
(11) in subsection (k)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$75’’ both places it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘$76’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘$2,443’’ and ‘‘$3,426’’
and inserting ‘‘$2,533’’ and ‘‘$3,553’’, respec-
tively;
(12) by striking ‘‘$2,443’’ in subsection (l) and
inserting ‘‘$2,533’’;
(13) by striking ‘‘$2,694’’ in subsection (m)
and inserting ‘‘$2,794’’;
(14) by striking ‘‘$3,066’’ in subsection (n) and
inserting ‘‘$3,179’’;
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(15) by striking ‘‘$3,426’’ each place it appears
in subsections (o) and (p) and inserting ‘‘$3,553’’;
(16) by striking ‘‘$1,471’’ and ‘‘$2,190’’ in sub-
section (r) and inserting ‘‘$1,525’’ and ‘‘$2,271’’,
respectively; and
(17) by striking ‘‘$2,199’’ in subsection (s) and
inserting ‘‘$2,280’’.
(b) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs may authorize administratively, consistent with the
increases authorized by this section, the rates of disability
compensation payable to persons within the purview of
section 10 of Public Law 85–857 who are not in receipt
of compensation payable pursuant to chapter 11 of title
38, United States Code.
SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPENDENTS.
Section 1115(1) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$114’’ in clause (A) and insert-
ing ‘‘$117’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘$195’’ and ‘‘$60’’ in clause (B)
and inserting ‘‘$201’’ and ‘‘$61’’, respectively;
(3) by striking ‘‘$78’’ and ‘‘$60’’ in clause (C)
and inserting ‘‘$80’’ and ‘‘$61’’, respectively;
(4) by striking ‘‘$92’’ in clause (D) and insert-
ing ‘‘$95’’;
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(5) by striking ‘‘$215’’ in clause (E) and insert-
ing ‘‘$222’’; and
(6) by striking ‘‘$180’’ in clause (F) and insert-
ing ‘‘$186’’.
SEC. 4. CLOTHING ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN DISABLED
VETERANS.
Section 1162 is amended by striking ‘‘$528’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$546’’.
SEC. 5. DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION
FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES.
(a) 
NEW
LAW
RATES.—Section 
1311(a) 
is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$850’’ in paragraph (1) and in-
serting ‘‘$881’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘$185’’ in paragraph (2) and in-
serting ‘‘$191’’.
(b) OLD
LAW
RATES.—The table in section
1311(a)(3) is amended to read as follows:
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Monthly
Monthly
‘‘Pay grade
rate
Pay grade
rate
E–1 ............................
$881
W–4 ............................
$1,054
E–2 ............................
881
O–1 ............................
930
E–3 ............................
881
O–2 ............................
962
E–4 ............................
881
O–3 ............................
1,028
E–5 ............................
881
O–4 ............................
1,087
E–6 ............................
881
O–5 ............................
1,198
E–7 ............................
911
O–6 ............................
1,349
E–8 ............................
962
O–7 ............................
1,458
E–9 ............................
1,0031
O–8 ............................
1,598
W–1 ............................
930
O–9 ............................
1,712
W–2 ............................
968
O–10 ..........................
1,8782
W–3 ............................
997
‘‘1 If the veteran served as sergeant major of the Army, senior enlisted advisor of
the Navy, chief master sergeant of the Air Force, sergeant major of the Marine
Corps, or master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard, at the applicable time des-
ignated by section 1302 of this title, the surviving spouse’s rate shall be $1,082.
‘‘2 If the veteran served as Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the
Air Force, Commandant of the Marine Corps, or Commandant of the Coast Guard,
at the applicable time designated by section 1302 of this title, the surviving
spouse’s rate shall be $2,013.’’.
(c) ADDITIONAL
DIC 
FOR
CHILDREN.—Section
1311(b) is amended by striking ‘‘$215’’ and inserting
‘‘$222’’.
(d) AID AND ATTENDANCE ALLOWANCE.—Section
1311(c) is amended by striking ‘‘$215’’ and inserting
‘‘$222’’.
(e) HOUSEBOUND RATE.—Section 1311(d) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘$104’’ and inserting ‘‘$107’’.
SEC. 6. DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION
FOR CHILDREN.
(a) DIC FOR ORPHAN CHILDREN.—Section 1313(a)
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$361’’ in paragraph (1) and in-
serting ‘‘$373’’;