PUBLIC LAW 106-118—NOV. 30, 1999
113 STAT. 1601
Public Law 106-118
106th 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 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; REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES
CODE.
(a) SHORT TITLE. —This Act may be cited as the Veterans'
Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1999".
(b) REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE. — Except
as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of jan 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 "$95" in subsection (a) and inserting "$98";
(2) by striking "$182" in subsection (b) and inserting "$188";
(3) by striking "$279" in subsection (<:) and inserting "$288";
(4) by striking "$399" in subsection (d) and inserting "$413";
(5) by striking "$569" in subsection (e) and inserting "$589";
(6) by striking "$717" in subsection (i') and inserting "$743";
(7) by striking "$905" in subsection (g) and inserting "$937";
(8) by striking "$1,049" in subsection (h) and inserting
"$1,087";
(9) by striking "$1,181" in subsection (i) and inserting
" $1,224 ";
(10) by striking "$1,964" in subsection (j) and inserting
"$2,036";
(11) in subsection (k)—
(A) by striking "$75" both p»laces it appears and
inserting "$76"; and
(B) by striking "$2,443" and "$3,426" and inserting
"$2,533" and "$3,553", respectively;
(12) by striking "$2,443" in subsection (1) and inserting
"$2,533";
(13) by striking "$2,694" in subsection (m) and inserting
"$2,794";
(14) by striking "$3,066" in subsection (n) and inserting
" $3,179";
Nov. 30, 1999
[H.R. 2280]
Veterans'
Compensation
Cost-of-Living
Adjustment Act
of 1999.
38 USC 101 note.
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