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 
to be published by reason of a determination made under 
section 215(i) of such Act during fiscal year 2012. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as ‘‘Veterans’ Compensation 
Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION 
AND DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COM-
PENSATION. 
(a) RATE ADJUSTMENT.—Effective on December 1, 
2011, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall increase, in 
accordance with subsection (c), the dollar amounts in effect 
on November 30, 2011, 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: 
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(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. 
(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, 2011, as a re-
sult of a determination under section 215(i) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)). 
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(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. 
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 determination made under 
section 215(i) of such Act during fiscal year 2012. 
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS TO PROVIDE SPECIALLY 
ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO INDIVID-
UALS RESIDING TEMPORARILY IN HOUSING 
OWNED BY A FAMILY MEMBER. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Andrew Connolly Veterans’ Housing Act’’. 
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(b) EXTENSION.—Section 2102A(e) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2011’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 43 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1407 
[Report No. 112–82] 
A BILL 
To increase, effective as of December 1, 2011, the 
rates of compensation for veterans with service- 
connected disabilities and the rates of depend-
ency and indemnity compensation for the sur-
vivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other 
purposes. 
MAY 20, 2011 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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