PUBLIC LAW 105-98—NOV. 19, 1997 111 STAT. 2155 Public Law 105-98 105th Congress An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a cost-of-living adjustment in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for siirvivors 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; REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE. (a) SHORT TITLE. —This Act may be cited as the "Veterans' Compensation Rate Amendments of 1997". (b) REFERENCES.— Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 38, United States Code. SEC. 2. DISABILITY COMPENSATION. (a) INCREASE IN RATES. —Section 1114 is amended— (1) by striking out "$87" in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof "$95"; (2) by striking out "$166" in subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof "$182"; (3) by striking out "$253" in subsection (c) and inserting in lieu thereof "$279"; (4) by striking out "$361" in subsection (d) and inserting in lieu thereof "$399"; (5) by striking out "$515" in subsection (e) and inserting in lieu thereof "$569"; (6) by striking out "$648" in subsection (f) and inserting in lieu thereof "$717"; (7) by striking out "$819" in subsection (g) and inserting in lieu thereof "$905"; (8) by striking out "$948" in subsection (h) and inserting in lieu thereof "$1,049"; (9) by striking out "$1,067" in subsection (i) and inserting in lieu thereof "$1,181"; (10) by striking out "$1,774" in subsection (j) and inserting in lieu thereof "$1,964"; (11) in subsection (k)— (A) by striking out "$70" both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "$75"; and (B) by striking out "$2,207" and "$3,093" and inserting in lieu thereof "$2,443" and "$3,426", respectively; Nov. 19, 1997 [H.R. 2367] Veterans' Compensation Rate Amendments of 1997. 38 USC 101 note.
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