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 108 STAT. 4336 PUBLIC LAW 103-418—OCT. 25, 1994 Public Law 103-418 103d Congress An Act Oct. 25, 1994 [S. 1927] Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Acyustment Act of 1994. 38 USC 101 note. 38 USC 1114 note. 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, to revise and improve veterans' benefits programs, 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 the "Veterans' Compensation Costof-Living Adjustment Act of 1994". 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, 1994, increase the dollar amoiints 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 DIG RATES.— The dollar amounts in effect under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1311(a) of such title. (5) OLD DIG RATES.— Each of the dollar amounts in effect under section 1311(a)(3) of such title. (6) ADDITIONAL DIG FOR DISABILITY. —The dollar amounts in effect under sections 1311(c) and 1311(d) of such title. (7) Die FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN.- The dollar amounts in effect under sections 1313(a) and 1314 of such title. (c) DETERMINATION OF PERCENTAGE INCREASE. — (1) The increase under subsection (a) shall be made in the dollar amounts specified in subsection (b) as in effect on November 30, 1994. 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

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