Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/2380

 119 STAT. 2362

PUBLIC LAW 109–111—NOV. 22, 2005

Public Law 109–111 109th Congress An Act Nov. 22, 2005 [S. 1234]

Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2005. 38 USC 101 note.

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 Costof-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’’; (11) in subsection (k)— (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’’;

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