II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1836 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 19, 2017 Mr. Thune (for himself and Mr. Schatz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each year in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes.