Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2006
PL 109-361 (S.2562), enacted 10/16/2006

120 STAT. 2062
PUBLIC LAW 109–361—OCT. 16, 2006
Public Law 109–361
109th Congress
An Act
To increase, effective as of December 1, 2006, the rates of compensation for veterans
with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity
compensation for the survivors of certain disabled 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 2006’’.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION AND
DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION.
(a) RATE ADJUSTMENT.—Effective on December 1, 2006, the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall increase, in accordance with
subsection (c), the dollar amounts in effect on November 30, 2006,
for the payment of disability compensation 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 DEPENDENTS.—Each of
the dollar amounts under sections 1115(1) of such title.
(3) CLOTHING ALLOWANCE.—The dollar amount under sec-
tion 1162 of such title.
(4) DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION TO SUR-
VIVING SPOUSE.—Each of the dollar amounts under subsections
(a) through (d) of section 1311 of such title.
(5) DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION TO CHIL-
DREN.—Each of the dollar amounts under sections 1313(a) and
1314 of such title.
(c) DETERMINATION OF INCREASE.—
(1) PERCENTAGE.—Except as provided in paragraph (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, 2006, as a result of a determination under section 215(i)
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)).
(2) ROUNDING.—Each dollar amount increased under para-
graph (1), if not a whole dollar amount, shall be rounded
to the next lower whole dollar amount.
38 USC 1114
note.
38 USC 101 note.
Veterans’
Compensation
Cost-of-Living
Adjustment Act
of 2006.
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120 STAT. 2063
PUBLIC LAW 109–361—OCT. 16, 2006
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2562 (H.R. 4843):
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 109–521 accompanying H.R. 4843 (Comm. on Veterans’
Affairs).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 109–296 (Comm. on Veterans’ Affairs).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 152 (2006):
Sept. 21, considered and passed Senate.
Sept. 29, considered and passed House.
(d) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may
adjust administratively, consistent with the increases made under
subsection (a), the rates of disability compensation payable to per-
sons 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 determina-
tion made under section 215(i) of such Act during fiscal year 2007.
SEC. 4. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.
Section 1311 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
redesignating the second subsection (e) (as added by section 301(a)
of the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004 (Public Law
108–454; 118 Stat. 3610)) as subsection (f).
Approved October 16, 2006.
Federal Register,
publication.
38 USC 1114
note.
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