To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a cost-of-living adjustment in rates of compensation paid for service-connected disabilities, to enhance the compensation, memorial affairs, and housing programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to improve retirement authorities applicable to judges of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and for other purposes.
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 1999, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled adult children, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children.
Requires each such increase to be the same percentage as the increase provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, on the same effective date, and to be published at the same time the latter increases are published.
Revises codified amounts to reflect the December 1, 1998, cost-of-living adjustment to the veterans' compensation rates.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1393-1395)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs.
Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9311)
Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 1393.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1393 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1393 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Resolving differences -- House actions: House agreed to Senate amendment with amendments pursuant to H. Res. 368.
House agreed to Senate amendment with amendments pursuant to H. Res. 368.
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
Enacted as Public Law 106-118
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Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S14902-14903)
Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S14902-14903)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 106-118.
Became Public Law No: 106-118.