[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 883 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 883

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase, effective as of 
  December 1, 1993, the rates of disability compensation for veterans 
  with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
         indemnity compensation for survivors of such veterans.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                May 4 (legislative day, April 19), 1993

Mr. Rockefeller introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase, effective as of 
  December 1, 1993, 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 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 in sections 1114, 1115(1), 1162, 1311, 1313, and 1314 of 
title 38, United States Code, that were increased by the amendments 
made by the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 
1992 (Public Law 102-510; 106 Stat. 3318). This 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 this 
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 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 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.

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