Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1994
PL 103-418 (S.1927), enacted 10/25/1994

108 STAT. 4336 
PUBLIC LAW 103-418—OCT. 25, 1994 
Public Law 103-418 
103d Congress 
An Act 
Oct. 25, 1994 
[S. 1927] 
Veterans' 
Compensation 
Cost-of-Living 
Acyustment Act 
of 1994. 
38 u s e 101 note. 
38 u s e 1114 
note. 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a cost-of-living adjustment in 
the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities 
and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of such 
veterans, to revise and improve veterans' benefits programs, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 1994". 
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION AND 
DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION. 
(a) RATE ADJUSTMENT.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, 
effective on December 1, 1994, increase the dollar amoiints in 
effect for the pajonent of disability compensation and dependency 
and indemnity compensation by the Secretary, as specified in sub-
section (b) 
(b) AMOUNTS TO B E INCREASED.—The dollar amoimts 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 DEPENDENTS.—Each of 
the dollar amounts in effect imder section 1115(1) of such 
title. 
(3) CLOTHING ALLOWANCE.—The dollar amount in effect 
under section 1162 of such title. 
(4) NEW DIG RATES.—^The dollar amounts in effect under 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1311(a) of such title. 
(5) OLD DIG RATES.—^Each of the dollar amounts in effect 
under section 1311(a)(3) of such title. 
(6) ADDITIONAL DIG FOR DISABILITY.—The dollar amoimts 
in effect under sections 1311(c) and 1311(d) of such title. 
(7) Die FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN.-The dollar amoimts 
in effect under sections 1313(a) and 1314 of such title. 
(c) 
DETERMINATION 
OF 
PERCENTAGE 
INCREASE.—(1) 
The 
increase under subsection (a) shall be made in the dollar amounts 
specified in subsection (b) as in effect on November 30, 1994. 
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 increased 
PUBLIC LAW 103-418—OCT. 25, 1994 
108 STAT. 4337 
effective December 1, 1994, as a result of a determination under 
section 215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)). 
(2) In the computation of increased dollar amounts pursuant 
to paragraph (1), any amount which as so computed is not an 
even multiple of $1 shedl be rounded to the next lower whole 
dollar amount. 
(d) 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 (72 Stat. 1263) who are not 
in receipt of compensation payable pursuant to chapter 11 of title 
38, United States Code. 
SEC. 3. PUBLICATION OF ADJUSTED RATES. 
38 USC 1114 
At the same time as the matters specified in section 215(i)(2)(D) Federal 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(2)(D)) are required 
Register, 
to be published by reason of a determination made under section 
publication. 
215(i) of such Act during fiscal year 1994, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall publish in the Federal Register the amounts specified 
in section 2(b), as increased pursuant to section 2. 
Approved October 25, 1994. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1927 (H.R. 4088): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 103-668 accompanying H.R. 4088 (Comm. on Veterans' Affairs). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 103-254 (Comm. on Veterans' Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 140 (1994): 
May 4, considered and passed Senate. 
Aug. 8, H.R. 4088 considered and passed House; S. 1927, amended, passed in lieu. 
Oct. 6, Senate concurred in House amendments with an amendment. 
Oct. 7, House concurred in Senate amendment. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 30 (1994): 
Oct. 25, Presidential statement.