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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1987

101 STAT. 1552

PUBLIC LAW 100-227—DEC. 31, 1987

Public Law 100-227 100th Congress An Act Dec. 31, 1987 [H.R. 2945]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1987. 38 USC 101 note.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a 4.2-percent cost-of-living adjustment in the rates of Veterans' Administration disability compensation for veterans and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors and an increase in the number of vocational-training evaluations of veteran-pensioners; and to amend the Veterans' Job Training Act to extend the deadline for veterans to ^ p l y for participation.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the "Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1987". (b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or otTier provision of title 38, United States Code. TITLE I—COMPENSATION RATE INCREASES SEC. 101. DISABILITY COMPENSATION.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 314 is amended— (1) by striking out "$69" in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof "$71"; (2) by striking out "$128" in subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof "$133"; (3) by striking out "$194" in subsection (c) and inserting in lieu thereof "$202"; (4) by striking out "$278" in subsection (d) and inserting in lieu thereof "$289"; (5) by striking out "$394" in subsection (e) and inserting in lieu thereof "$410"; (6) by striking out "$496" in subsection (f) and inserting in lieu thereof "$516"; (7) by striking out "$626" in subsection (g) and inserting in lieu thereof "$652"; (8) by striking out "$724" in subsection (h) and inserting in lieu thereof "$754"; (9) by striking out "$815" in subsection (i) and inserting in lieu thereof "$849"; (10) by striking out "$1,355" in subsection (j) and inserting in lieu thereof "$1,411"; (11) by striking out "$1,684" and "$2,360" in subsection (k) and inserting in lieu thereof "$1,754" and "$2,459", respectively; (12) by striking out "$1,684" in subsection (1) and inserting in lieu thereof "$1,754";