38 U.S.C. · Veterans' Benefits
38 U.S.C. § 1104

Cost-of-living adjustments

Ch. 11 — COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH
Title 38 U.S.C. ● ACTIVE Primary Source Ch. 11
Statutory Text

38 U.S.C. § 1104 — Cost-of-living adjustments

U.S.C. Title 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS 38 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS CHAPTER 11 - COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL Sec. 1104 - Cost-of-living adjustments From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§1104. Cost-of-living adjustments

(a) In the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for fiscal years 1998 through 2013 in the rates of, and dollar limitations applicable to, compensation payable under this chapter, such adjustments shall be made by a uniform percentage that is no more than the percentage equal to the social security increase for that fiscal year, with all increased monthly rates and limitations (other than increased rates or limitations equal to a whole dollar amount) rounded down to the next lower whole dollar amount. (b) For purposes of this section, the term "social security increase" means the percentage by which benefit amounts payable under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) are increased for any fiscal year as a result of a determination under section 215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)).

(Added Pub. L. 105–33, title VIII, §8031(a)(1), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 668, §1103; renumbered §1104, Pub. L. 105–368, title X, §1005(a), Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3364; amended Pub. L. 107–103, title II, §205, Dec. 27, 2001, 115 Stat. 990; Pub. L. 108–183, title VII, §706, Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2672.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text The Social Security Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620. Title II of the Act is classified generally to subchapter II (§401 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of Title 42 and Tables.

Amendments 2003—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–183 substituted "2013" for "2011". 2001—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–103 substituted "2011" for "2002". 1998—Pub. L. 105–368 renumbered section 1103 of this title as this section.

Source: uscode.house.gov — public domain Official Source ↗
Root-LD Entity Data
◈ Machine-Readable Provenance Record Root-LD v1.0 · boisestandard.org
Federation ID
BS-USC38-SEC-8AA5A9
Entity Class
STATUTE / FEDERAL-CODE-SECTION
Domain Signature
boisestandard.org
Citation
38 U.S.C. § 1104
Jurisdiction
Federal — United States
Status
✓ ACTIVE
Source
PRIMARY-SOURCE
Source Verified
✓ TRUE
Content Hash
3266527485206082...
Semantic Edges
Pending — corpus passes queued
The statutory text of 38 U.S.C. § 1104 is reproduced from the official United States Code as published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives (uscode.house.gov).
Navigate Corpus — Title 38
◈ Provenance
boisestandard.org United States Law U.S. Code Title 38 38 U.S.C. § 1104