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[H.R. 4843 Reported in House (RH)]


                                                 Union Calendar No. 291
109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4843

                          [Report No. 109-521]

To increase, effective as of December 1, 2006, the rates of disability 
 compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain 
      service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 2006

  Mr. Miller of Florida (for himself, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Buyer, and Mr. 
    Evans) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

                             June 22, 2006

    Additional sponsors: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Bradley of New 
 Hampshire, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Baker, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
 Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
 Strickland, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Moran of 
   Kansas, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Campbell of California, Mr. Chandler, Mr. 
 Barrow, Ms. Herseth, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis 
of Virginia, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
 Mr. Holden, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. 
                                Gonzalez

                             June 22, 2006

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To increase, effective as of December 1, 2006, the rates of disability 
 compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain 
      service-connected disabled 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.

    This Act may be cited as ``Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living 
Adjustment Act of 2006''.

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, 2006, increase the dollar amounts in effect 
for the payment of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity 
compensation by the Secretary, as specified in subsection (b).
    (b) Amounts To Be Increased.--The dollar amounts 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 under section 1115(1) of such title.
            (3) Clothing allowance.--The dollar amount in effect under 
        section 1162 of such title.
            (4) New dic rates.--The dollar amounts in effect under 
        paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1311(a) of such title.
            (5) Old dic rates.--Each of the dollar amounts in effect 
        under section 1311(a)(3) of such title.
        <DELETED>    (6) Additional dic for surviving spouses with 
        minor children.--The dollar amount in effect under section 
        1311(b) of such title.</DELETED>
            (6) Additional dic for surviving spouses with minor 
        children.--The dollar amounts in effect under section 1311(b) 
        of such title and paragraph (1) of section 1311(f) of such 
        title (as redesignated by subsection (e) of this section).
            (7) Additional dic for disability.--The dollar amounts in 
        effect under sections 1311(c) and 1311(d) of such title.
            (8) DIC for dependent children.--The dollar amounts in 
        effect under sections 1313(a) and 1314 of such title.
    (c) Determination of Increase.--
            (1) Base for increase.--The increase under subsection (a) 
        shall be made in the dollar amounts specified in subsection (b) 
        as in effect on November 30, 2006.
            (2) Percentage of increase.--Except as provided in 
        paragraph (3), 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 effective December 1, 2006, as a result of 
        a determination under section 215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        415(i)).
            (3) Rounding.--Each dollar amount increased pursuant to 
        paragraph (2) shall, if not a whole dollar amount, be rounded 
        down 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.
    (e) Designation Correction.--Section 1311 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by redesignating the second subsection (e) 
(added by section 301(a) of the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 
2004 (Public Law 108-454; 118 Stat. 3610)) as subsection (f).

SEC. 3. PUBLICATION OF ADJUSTED RATES.

    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 2006, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall publish in the Federal Register the amounts specified in 
subsection (b) of section 2, as increased pursuant to that section.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 291

109th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4843

                          [Report No. 109-521]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To increase, effective as of December 1, 2006, the rates of disability 
 compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain 
      service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

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                             June 22, 2006

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed