Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1992
PL 102-510 (S.2322), enacted 10/24/1992

106 STAT. 3318 
PUBLIC LAW 102-510—OCT. 24, 1992 
Public Law 102-510 
102d Congress 
An Act 
Oct. 24,1992 
[S. 2322] 
Veterans' 
Compensation 
Cost-of-Living 
Adjustment Act 
of 1992. 
38 u s e 101 note. 
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note. 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase, effective as of December 1, 
1992, the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected 
disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors 
of such veterans. 
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 Cost-
of-Living Adjustment Act of 1992". 
SEC. 2. DISABILITY COMPENSATION AND DEPENDENCY AND INDEM-
NTTY COMPENSATION RATE INCREASES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, 
as provided in paragraph (2), increase, effective December 1, 1992, 
the rates of and limitations on Department of Veterans Affairs 
disability compensation Eind dependency and indemnity com-
pensation. 
(2)(A) The Secretary shall increase each of the rates and limita-/ 
tions in sections 1114, 1115(1), 1162, 1311, 1313, and 1314 of 
title 38, United States Code, that were increased by the amend-
ments made by the Veterans' Compensation Rate Amendments 
of 1991 (PubUc Law 102-152; 105 Stat. 985). The increase shall 
be made in such rates and limitations as in effect on November 
30, 1992, and shall be by the same percentage that benefit amounts 
payable under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 
et seq.) are increased effective December 1, 1992, as a resiudt of 
a determination under section 215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(1)). 
(B) In the computation of increased rates and limitations pursu-
ant to subparagraph (A), amounts of $0.50 or more shall be rounded 
to the next higher dollar amount and amounts of less than $0.50 
shall be rounded to the next lower dollar amount. 
(b) SPECIAL RULE.—^The Secretary may adjust administratively, 
consistent with the increases made under subsection (a), the rates 
of disability compensation payable to persons within the purview 
of section 10 of Public Law 85-857 (2 Stat. 1263) who are not 
in receipt of compensation payable pursuant to chapter 11 of title 
38, United States Code. 
PUBLIC LAW 102-510—OCT. 24, 1992 
106 STAT. 3319 
(c) PUBLICATION REQUIREMENT.—At the same time as the mat- Federal 
ters specified in section 214(i)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 Register, 
U.S.C. 415(i)(2)(D)) are required to be published by reason of a P
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determination made under section 215(i) of such Act during fiscal 
year 1992, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register 
the rates and limitations referred to in subsection (a)(2)(A) as 
increased under this section. 
Approved October 24, 1992. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2322 (H.R. 4244): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 102-752 accompanying H.R. 4244 (Comm. on Veterans' 
Affairs). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 102-322 (Comm. on Veterans' Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 138 (1992): 
July 28, considered and piissed Senate. 
Aug. 4, H.R. 4244 considered and passed House; S. 2322, amended, passed in 
lieu. 
Sept. 22, Senate concurred in House amendments with an amendment. 
Sept. 30, House concurred in Senate amendment. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 28 (1992): 
Oct. 24, Presidential statement.