[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 992 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 992

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase, effective as of 
  December 1, 1995, the rates of disability compensation for veterans 
  with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
 indemnity compensation for survivors of such veterans, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                June 29 (legislative day, June 19), 1995

Mr. Simpson (by request) 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, 1995, the rates of disability compensation for veterans 
  with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
 indemnity compensation for survivors of such veterans, and for other 
                               purposes.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' 
Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN COMPENSATION RATES AND LIMITATIONS.

    (a) In General.--(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, as 
provided in paragraph (2), increase, effective December 1, 1995, 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 
1994 (Public Law No. 103-418; 108 Stat. 4336). This increase shall be 
made in such rates and limitations as in effect on November 30, 1995, 
and except as provided in subparagraph (B) 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, 1995, as a result of a determination under section 215(I) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 415(I)).
    (B) For purposes of this subsection, as well as for purposes of any 
cost-of-living adjustment in rates of dependency and indemnity 
compensation enacted for fiscal years 1997 through 2000, the amount of 
any increase in the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation in 
effect under section 1311(a)(3) of title 38, United States Code, will 
be equal to 50 percent of the amount (rounded down, if not an even 
dollar amount, to the next lower dollar) by which the rate of 
dependency and indemnity compensation in effect under section 
1311(a)(1) increases.
    (C) In the computation of increased rates and limitations pursuant 
to subparagraph (A), and for purposes of computing any cost-of-living 
adjustment in such rates and limitations enacted for fiscal years 1997 
through 2000, any amount which as so computed is not an even multiple 
of $1 shall be rounded down to the next lower whole-dollar amount.
    (b) Special Rule.--The Secretary may adjust administratively, 
consistent with the increases made under subsection (a)(2) (A) and (C), 
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 1995, the 
Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register the rates and 
limitations referred to in subsection (a)(2)(A) as increased under this 
section.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON PENSION FOR CERTAIN RECIPIENTS OF 
              MEDICAID-COVERED NURSING-HOME CARE.

    Section 5503(f)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
``September 30, 2000''.

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF ``SUNSET'' LIMITATION.

    (a) Subsection (g) of section 5317 of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by striking out ``1998'' and inserting ``2000'' in lieu 
thereof.
    (b) Subparagraph (D) of section 6103(1)(7) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by deleting ``1998'' in the penultimate 
sentence and inserting ``2000'' in lieu thereof.
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