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[H.R. 4190 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 552
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4190

                          [Report No. 118-655]

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to repay the estates of deceased beneficiaries for 
 certain benefits paid by the Secretary and misused by fiduciaries of 
                          such beneficiaries.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 15, 2023

  Mr. Trone (for himself and Mr. Ciscomani) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

                           September 9, 2024

     Additional sponsors: Mr. Murphy, Ms. Titus, and Ms. Budzinski

                           September 9, 2024

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 
                               15, 2023]


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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to repay the estates of deceased beneficiaries for 
 certain benefits paid by the Secretary and misused by fiduciaries of 
                          such beneficiaries.


 


    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 ``Restoring Benefits to Defrauded 
Veterans Act''.

SEC. 2. REISSUANCE BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF ESTATES OF 
              DECEASED BENEFICIARIES FOR CERTAIN BENEFITS PAID BY THE 
              SECRETARY AND MISUSED BY FIDUCIARIES.

    Section 6107 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
        (d) and (e), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection (c):
    ``(c) Reissuance of Amounts in the Case of a Deceased 
Beneficiary.--(1) If a beneficiary described in subsection (a) 
predeceases a payment under subsection (a) or (b), the Secretary shall 
pay such benefits, subject to paragraph (2), to an individual or entity 
in accordance with section 5121 of this title.
    ``(2) The Secretary may not make a payment under this subsection to 
a fiduciary who misused benefits of the beneficiary.''; and
            (3) in subsection (e), as redesdignated, by striking 
        ``subsection (a) or (b)'' and inserting ``this section''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 552

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4190

                          [Report No. 118-655]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to repay the estates of deceased beneficiaries for 
 certain benefits paid by the Secretary and misused by fiduciaries of 
                          such beneficiaries.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 9, 2024

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed