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House Bill 4190
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act
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H. R. 4190 (Received-in-Senate)


118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4190

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 18, 2024

Received

AN ACT

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”.

Passed the House of Representatives September 17, 2024.

    Attest:kevin f. mccumber,   
    Clerk.