One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the fourth day of January, two thousand and five
An Act
To increase, effective as of December 1, 2005, the rates of compensation
for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency
and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled 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 2005'.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION AND DEPENDENCY AND
INDEMNITY COMPENSATION.
(a) Veterans' Disability Compensation- Section 1114 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking `$106' and inserting `$112';
(2) in subsection (b), by striking `$205' and inserting `$218';
(3) in subsection (c), by striking `$316' and inserting `$337';
(4) in subsection (d), by striking `$454' and inserting `$485';
(5) in subsection (e), by striking `$646' and inserting `$690';
(6) in subsection (f), by striking `$817' and inserting `$873';
(7) in subsection (g), by striking `$1,029' and inserting `$1,099';
(8) in subsection (h), by striking `$1,195' and inserting `$1,277';
(9) in subsection (i), by striking `$1,344' and inserting `$1,436';
(10) in subsection (j), by striking `$2,239' and inserting `$2,393';
(A) by striking `$82' both places it appears and inserting `$87'; and
(B) by striking `$2,785' and `$3,907' and inserting `$2,977' and `$4,176',
respectively;
(12) in subsection (l), by striking `$2,785' and inserting `$2,977';
(13) in subsection (m), by striking `$3,073' and inserting `$3,284';
(14) in subsection (n), by striking `$3,496' and inserting `$3,737';
(15) in subsections (o) and (p), by striking `$3,907' each place it appears
and inserting `$4,176';
(16) in subsection (r), by striking `$1,677' and `$2,497' and inserting
`$1,792' and `$2,669', respectively; and
(17) in subsection (s), by striking `$2,506' and inserting `$2,678'.
(b) Additional Compensation for Dependents- Section 1115(1) of such title
is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking `$127' and inserting `$135';
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking `$219' and `$65' and inserting `$233'
and `$68', respectively;
(3) in subparagraph (C), by striking `$86' and `$65' and inserting `$91'
and `$68', respectively;
(4) in subparagraph (D), by striking `$103' and inserting `$109';
(5) in subparagraph (E), by striking `$241' and inserting `$257'; and
(6) in subparagraph (F), by striking `$202' and inserting `$215'.
(c) Clothing Allowance for Certain Disabled Veterans- Section 1162 of such
title is amended by striking `$600' and inserting `$641'.
(d) Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Surviving Spouses-
(1) NEW LAW DIC- Section 1311(a) of such title is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking `$967' and inserting `$1,033'; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking `$208' and inserting `$221'.
(2) OLD LAW DIC- The table in paragraph (3) of such section is amended
to read as follows:
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`Pay grade Monthly rate Pay grade Monthly rate
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E-1 $1,033 W-4 $1,236
E-2 $1,033 O-1 $1,092
E-3 $1,033 O-2 $1,128
E-4 $1,033 O-3 $1,207
E-5 $1,033 O-4 $1,277
E-6 $1,033 O-5 $1,406
E-7 $1,069 O-6 $1,585
E-8 $1,128 O-7 $1,712
E-9 $1,1771 O-8 $1,879
W-1 $1,092 O-9 $2,010
W-2 $1,135 O-10 $2,2042
W-3 $1,169
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(3) ADDITIONAL DIC FOR CHILDREN OR DISABILITY- Section 1311 of such title
is amended--
(A) in subsection (b), by striking `$241' and inserting `$257';
(B) in subsection (c), by striking `$241' and inserting `$257'; and
(C) in subsection (d), by striking `$115' and inserting `$122'.
(e) Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Children-
(1) DIC WHEN NO SURVIVING SPOUSE- Section 1313(a) of such title is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking `$410' and inserting `$438';
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking `$590' and inserting `$629';
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking `$767' and inserting `$819'; and
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking `$767' and `$148' and inserting `$819'
and `$157', respectively.
(2) SUPPLEMENTAL DIC FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN- Section 1314 of such title
is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking `$241' and inserting `$257';
(B) in subsection (b), by striking `$410' and inserting `$438'; and
(C) in subsection (c), by striking `$205' and inserting `$218'.
(f) Effective Date- The amendments made by this section shall take effect
on December 1, 2005.
(g) 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.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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