[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1927 Referred in House (RFH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1927


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 5, 1994

             Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
    To increase 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 1994''.

SEC. 2. DISABILITY COMPENSATION AND DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY 
              COMPENSATION RATE INCREASES.

    (a) In General.--(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, as 
provided in paragraph (2), increase, effective December 1, 1994, the 
rates of and limitations on Department of Veterans Affairs disability 
compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation.
    (2)(A) The Secretary shall increase each of the rates and 
limitations provided for in sections 1114, 1115(1), 1162, 1311, 1313, 
and 1314 of title 38, United States Code. The increase 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, 1994, as a result of a determination under section 215(i) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)).
    (B) In the computation of increased rates and limitations pursuant 
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.
    (c) Publication Requirement.--At the same time as 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 1994, the 
Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register the rates and 
limitations referred to in subsection (a)(2)(A) as increased under this 
section.

            Passed the Senate May 4 (legislative day, May 2), 1994.

            Attest:

                                                MARTHA S. POPE,

                                                             Secretary.