[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 616 Referred in House (RFH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 616


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 15, 1993

             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 1993''.

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, 1993, 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, 1162, 1311, 1313, and 
1314 of title 38, United States Code, that were increased pursuant to 
section 2 of the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act 
of 1992 (Public Law 102-510; 106 Stat. 3318; 38 U.S.C. 1114 note) and 
each of the rates provided for in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
1311(a) of such title as amended by section 102(a) of the Dependency 
and Indemnity Compensation Reform Act of 1992 (title I of Public Law 
102-568; 106 Stat. 4321). The increase shall be made in such rates and 
limitations as in effect on November 30, 1993, 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, 1993, 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 (72 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 214(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 1993, 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 July 14 (legislative day, June 30), 1993.

            Attest:

                                             WALTER J. STEWART,

                                                             Secretary.