,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #agci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #be1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,eny>t 7= himself & ,mr4 ,israel7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to direct ! ,secret>y (   
,vet]ans ,affairs to pay provisional    
b5efits = c]ta9 nonadjudicat$ claims1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,backlog  
,r$uction ,act4  #b4 ,provisional paym5t
 ( c]ta9 nonadjudicat$ claims = b5efits 
"u ! laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y (     
,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,au?ority ,to    
make paym5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt]   
,,iii ( *apt] #ea ( title #ch1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new section3  #eabg4 ,paym5t ( 
provisional b5efits = c]ta9             
nonadjudicat$ claims  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! 
case ( any claim = disability           
comp5sation "u *apt] #aa ( ?is title t  
is n adjudicat$ be=e ! date t is #abe   

days aft] ! date ( ! submittal ( !      
claim1 ! ,secret>y %all pay to !        
claimant provisional b5efits "u ?is     
section = ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date t is 
#abe days aft] ! date ( ! submittal ( ! 
claim & end+ on ! date on :i* a f9al    
decision is made ) respect to ! claim4  
7b7 ,am\nt ( b5efits ,! am\nt ( !       
provisional b5efits payable to a        
claimant "u ?is section is an am\nt     
equal to ! less] ( ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!   
av]age am\nt payable to a p]son :o      
receives paym5ts ( comp5sation = ! type 
( disability = :i* ! claimant submitt$ !
 claim4  7#b7 ,! am\nt payable to a     
p]son :o receives paym5ts ( comp5sation 
= a disability rat$ at #dj p]c5t "u !   
s*$ule = rat+ disabilities "u section   
#aaee ( ?is title4  7c7 ,adjudication   
7#a7 ,^u ! adjudication ( a claim = :i* 
! claimant receives paym5ts (           
provisional b5efits "u ?is section1 !   
,secret>y %all r$uce ! am\nt ow$ to !   
claimant = ! p]iod betwe5 ! effective   
date ( ! aw>d ( ! b5efits & ! date ( !  

adjudication ( ! claim by ! am\nt (     
provisional b5efits paid to ! claimant  
"u ?is section4  7#b7 ,if1 ^u !         
adjudication ( su* a claim1 ! claim is  
d5i$ or ! mon?ly am\nt ( ! disability   
comp5sation b5efits aw>d$ to ! claimant 
is less ?an ! mon?ly am\nt ( provisional
 b5efits paid to ! claimant "u ?is      
section1 !re %all be no recov]y ( !     
ov]paym5ts unless ! ,secret>y det]m9es t
 !re exi/s 9 connection ) ! claim an    
indication ( fraud1 misrepres5tation1 or
 bad fai? on ! "p ( ! claimant4  4  7#b7
 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at
 ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ( ! items relat+ to su*        
sub*apt] ! foll[+ new item3  #eabg4     
,paym5t ( provisional b5efits = c]ta9   
nonadjudicat$ claims4  4  7b7 ,effective
 date ,section #eabg ( title #ch1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a71
 %all apply ) respect to a new claim =  
b5efits submitt$ aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4