A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize a cost-of-living adjustment in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of such veterans and to revise and improve certain veterans compensation, pension, and memorial affairs programs; and for other purposes.
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase, effective December 1, 1997, the rates of and limitations on veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents of certain disabled veterans, the clothing allowance for certain service-disabled veterans, dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC), and supplemental DIC for children. Increases each such rate by the same percentage as the increase in benefit amounts under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act.
Authorizes the Secretary to adjust administratively the rates of disability compensation payable to persons who are not in receipt of compensation for service-connected disability or death.
Requires: (1) Federal Register publication of such rates; and (2) the rounding-down of such rate increases to the next lower whole dollar.
Became Public Law No: 105-98.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6910-6912)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs.
Committee on Veterans Affairs. Hearings held.
Committee on Veterans Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Veterans Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Specter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 105-120.
Committee on Veterans Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Specter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 105-120.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 233.
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