TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS IN CALCULATION AND PUBLICATION OF SPECIAL SURVIVOR INDEMNITY ALLOWANCE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS.

SEC. 622. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS IN CALCULATION AND PUBLICATION OF SPECIAL SURVIVOR INDEMNITY ALLOWANCE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS. (a) Months for Which Adjustment Applicable.—Paragraph (2) of section 1450(m) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (I), by striking “December” and inserting “November”; and (2) in subparagraph (J), by striking “for months during any calendar year after 2018” and inserting “for months after November 2018”. (b) Cost of Living Adjustment.—Paragraph (6) of such section is amended— (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking “after 2018” and inserting “after november 2018”; and (2) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following new subparagraphs: “(A) In general.—Whenever retired pay is increased for a month under section 1401a of this title (or any other provision of law), the amount of the allowance payable under paragraph (1) for that month shall also be increased. “(B) Amount of increase.—With respect to an eligible survivor of a member of the uniformed services, the increase for a month shall be— “(i) the amount payable pursuant to paragraph (2) for months during the preceding 12-month period; plus “(ii) an amount equal to a percentage of the amount determined pursuant to clause (i), which percentage is the percentage by which the retired pay of the member would have increased for the month, as described in subparagraph (A), if the member was alive (and otherwise entitled to such pay). “(C) Rounding down.—The monthly amount of an allowance payable under this subsection, if not a multiple of $1, shall be rounded to the next lower multiple of $1. “(D) Public notice on amount of allowance payable.—Whenever an increase in the amount of the allowance payable under paragraph (1) is made pursuant to this paragraph, the Secretary of Defense shall publish the amount of the allowance so payable by reason of such increase, including the months for which payable.” . (c) [10 U.S.C. 1450 note] Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on December 1, 2018.