COLA Increase for Veterans Benefits Passes House

Thank you my friend SSG Robert Mark Odom for making us aware about the COLA increase passed by the House on May 22, 2020. I hope it met the President's requirement and thus will be agreed to by the Senate in conference.
The site is down for maintenance so I researched a bit.
Since this bill is tied to comparable social security increases instead of military pay, many veterans are tired of this.
Social Security COLA is guaranteed by law. VA COLA and Military pay are not.
Here is the text of the bill submitted Masrch 10, 2020

"116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION
H. R. 6168
To increase, effective as of December 1, 2020, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled
veterans, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 10, 2020
Mrs. LURIA (for herself and Mr. BOST) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL To increase, effective as of December 1, 2020, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected dis-
abilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2020’’.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION AND DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION.
(a) RATE ADJUSTMENT.—Effective on December 1, 2020, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall increase, in accordance with subsection (c), the dollar amounts in effect on November 30, 2020, for the payment of disability
compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation under the provisions specified in subsection (b).
(b) AMOUNTS TO BE INCREASED. — The dollar amounts to be increased pursuant to subsection (a) are the following:
(1) WARTIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION.—
Each of the dollar amounts under section 1114 of title 38, United States Code.
(2) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPENDENTS. — Each of the dollar amounts under section 1115(1) of such title.
(3) CLOTHING ALLOWANCE. — The dollar amount under section 1162 of such title.
(4) DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION TO SURVIVING SPOUSE. — Each of the dollar amounts under subsections (a) through (d) of section 1311 of such title.
(5) DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION TO CHILDREN. — Each of the dollar amounts under sections 1313(a) and 1314 of such title.
(c) DETERMINATION of amount described in subsection (b) shall be increased by the same percentage as the percentage by which benefit amounts payable under title II of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) are increased effective December 1, 2020, as a result of a determination under section 215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)).
(d) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may adjust administratively, consistent with the increases made under subsection (a), the rates of disability compensation payable to persons under section 10 of Public Law 85–857 (72 Stat. 1263) who have not received compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code.
SEC. 3. PUBLICATION OF ADJUSTED RATES.
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish in the Federal Register the amounts specified in section 2(b), as increased under that section, not later than the date on which the matters specified in section 215(i)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(2)(D)) are required with BILLS HR 6168 IH to be published by reason of a determination made under section 215(i) of such Act during fiscal year 2021



I copied the following from a yahoo site since it had more information that many and referenced the military.com site

"The linkage of the veteran COLA increase to Social Security has been a perennial sore point for many vets, who feel it should be tied to military pay raise increases instead.
The 2020 pay raise approved for the military was 3.1%. Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, said in a May 7 roundtable with defense reporters that he expects next year's military pay raise to be in the same range."

"he House on Thursday passed by voice vote an annually required measure to increase cost-of-living adjustments tied to veterans benefits in parity with the COLA approved by the Social Security Administration.
Senate passage and the president's signature would normally be mere formalities, but those could face delays this year as Congress deals with the COVID-19 pandemic that has disrupted regular schedules.
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Veterans benefits affected by the COLA increase include disability and dependent compensation; clothing allowances; and dependency and indemnity compensation to surviving spouses and children.
The 2018 COLA increase for both veterans and Social Security recipients was 2.0%; it was 2.8% in 2019, according to SSA. Last year saw an increase of 1.6%. It is difficult to project what it might be for 2021 in an economy ravaged by the novel coronavirus."

What do you think? COL Mikel J. Burroughs Col Carl Whicker CPT Paul Whitmer Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj Robert Thornton SMSgt Lawrence McCarter SPC Randy Zimmerman SGT Steve McFarland SP5 Mark Kuzinski Lt Col Charlie Brown SGT (Join to see) TSgt David L. SPC Nancy Greene SGT Jim Arnold SSG William Jones SSG Franklin Briant

thank you for the good news SSG Robert Mark Odom

That's some good news.