PUBLIC LAW 107-247 OCTOBER 23, 2002
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living
Adjustment Act of 2002
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Prime Sponsor: Mr. Christopher H. Smith (NJ)
H.R. 3253, Signed by the President on October 23, 2002 |
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2002
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2002, 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 in benefits provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, on the same effective date.
Text of the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-247) [.pdf]
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